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諸国名所図会内　西京東山一覧|A Glimpse of Higayashiyama the Western Capital, from the series Famous Places in the Nation (Shokoku meisho zukai no uchi-Saikyō Higashiyama ichiran)

Utagawa Hiroshige III

1880

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From the collection of Metropolitan Museum of Art

Impressionism Realism Late 19th Century History Painting Flower

Dominant colour

諸国名所図会内　西京東山一覧|A Glimpse of Higayashiyama the Western Capital, from the series Famous Places in the Nation (Shokoku meisho zukai no uchi-Saikyō Higashiyama ichiran) is a 1880 ink by Utagawa Hiroshige III, a Impressionism work, depicting Flower, held at Metropolitan Museum of Art.

Who painted this?: Utagawa Hiroshige III
When & what style?: 1880 · Impressionism
Where can I see it?: Metropolitan Museum of Art

About this work

This print shows three bright scenes of people in a park. The left panel has a woman in a long red-and-blue robe walking near a bridge. The middle panel shows a group sitting on a wooden platform, wearing fancy clothes. The right panel has more people, some holding fans, with a mountain and clouds in the background. Notice how the colors pop—reds, greens, and purples stand out against the white paper. The artist used bold outlines and flat colors, not shading. Look up Utagawa Hiroshige III next to see more of his work.