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東京名所上野公園内国勧業第二博覧会美術館図|Illustration of the Museum at the Second National Industrial Exhibition in Ueno, from the series Famous Places in Tokyo (Tokyo meisho-Ueno kōen naikoku kangyō daini hakurankai bijutsukan zu)

Utagawa Hiroshige III

1881

ink

paper

From the collection of Metropolitan Museum of Art

Impressionism Realism Late 19th Century Fountain

Dominant colour

東京名所上野公園内国勧業第二博覧会美術館図|Illustration of the Museum at the Second National Industrial Exhibition in Ueno, from the series Famous Places in Tokyo (Tokyo meisho-Ueno kōen naikoku kangyō daini hakurankai bijutsukan zu) is a 1881 ink by Utagawa Hiroshige III, a Impressionism work, depicting Fountain, held at Metropolitan Museum of Art.

Who painted this?: Utagawa Hiroshige III
When & what style?: 1881 · Impressionism
Where can I see it?: Metropolitan Museum of Art

About this work

This print shows three busy scenes of a large red-brick building with arched windows. In the middle panel, a tall fountain sprays water high into the air, surrounded by people in old-fashioned clothes. The left and right panels show crowds walking, talking, and standing near lampposts and trees. The building looks like a museum or exhibition hall, and the people seem to be visitors. The bright colors and detailed patterns are typical of woodblock prints. Look up cross-hatching to see how artists create shading with lines.