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歌川広重画　東海道　十四　五十三次　原|Hara, Number 14, from the series Fifty-Three Stations of the Tōkaidō Road (Tōkaidō gojūsan tsugi), also known as the Clerical Script Tōkaidō (Reisho Tōkaidō)

Utagawa Hiroshige

1850

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From the collection of Metropolitan Museum of Art

Romanticism Early 19th Century Landscape Mountain Tree

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歌川広重画　東海道　十四　五十三次　原|Hara, Number 14, from the series Fifty-Three Stations of the Tōkaidō Road (Tōkaidō gojūsan tsugi), also known as the Clerical Script Tōkaidō (Reisho Tōkaidō) is a 1850 ink by Utagawa Hiroshige, a Romanticism work, depicting Mountain, held at Metropolitan Museum of Art.

Who painted this?: Utagawa Hiroshige
When & what style?: 1850 · Romanticism
Where can I see it?: Metropolitan Museum of Art

About this work

This print shows a tall, snowy mountain with straight lines cutting through the sky like rain. Below it, a flat plain stretches out with small trees and fields. A few tiny figures walk along a road near the bottom, and a fence runs along the edge of the land. The mountain looks like it’s covered in fresh snow, but the artist used simple, bold lines to show the shape. The colors are mostly blues, whites, and earthy tones. Look up Utagawa Hiroshige next to see how he painted other famous landscapes.

About the artist

Artist

Utagawa Hiroshige

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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