1840
ink
paper
From the collection of Metropolitan Museum of Art
東海道五十三次 程ヶ谷 かたびら橋 かたびら川|Hodogaya is a 1840 ink by Utagawa Hiroshige, a Romanticism work, depicting Bridge, held at Metropolitan Museum of Art.
This print shows a snowy winter scene with a frozen river and a curved wooden bridge crossing it. Trees are dusted with snow, and a small boat floats on the water’s edge. In the distance, a person walks under a roofed shelter, while mountains loom behind everything. The artist used bold colors—deep blues for the water, bright whites for the snow—to make the scene pop. The bridge’s curved shape draws your eye across the whole picture. Next, check out 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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