1828
ink
paper
From the collection of Metropolitan Museum of Art
Haneda Rakugan|江戸近郊八景之内 羽根田落雁|Wild Geese at Haneda is a 1828 ink by Utagawa Hiroshige, a Romanticism work, depicting Bird, held at Metropolitan Museum of Art.
This print shows a flat, misty marsh at dusk. Tall reeds sway in the wind, and a few skinny trees dot the scene. In the distance, a line of boats sits still on calm water, while a small wooden house peeks through the trees. The sky is pale blue with wispy clouds, and a flock of birds flies low over the reeds. The artist used short, sharp lines to show texture—like the reeds and clouds—without heavy shading. This was a common trick in woodblock prints to save ink and time. Look up cross-hatching to see how artists build depth with just lines.
Utagawa Hiroshige (歌川 広重) or Andō Hiroshige (安藤 広重), born Andō Tokutarō (安藤 徳太郎; 1797 – 12 October 1858), was a Japanese ukiyo-e artist, considered the last great master of that tradition.
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