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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), by Utagawa Hiroshige III, ink, 1881

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

Dominant colour

Overview

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.

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