1854
ink
paper
From the collection of Metropolitan Museum of Art
Dominant colour
六十余州名所図会 播磨 舞子の浜|Harima, Maiko no Hama is a 1854 ink by Utagawa Hiroshige, a Impressionism work, depicting Landscape, held at Metropolitan Museum of Art.
This print shows a quiet beach scene with tall, bare trees lining the shore. The sand is light, almost gray, and the water is a soft blue. In the distance, a few buildings peek through the trees, and the sky is a pale, cloudless blue. The artist used bold, dark lines to define the trees, making them stand out against the sky. The colors are simple but bright, like a sunny day by the water. If you like this style, look up *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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