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東京築地ホテル館|The Tsukiji Hotel in Tokyo (Tokyo Tsukiji hoteru kan)

Utagawa Hiroshige III

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From the collection of Metropolitan Museum of Art

Impressionism Realism Classical Antiquity Ship

Dominant colour

東京築地ホテル館|The Tsukiji Hotel in Tokyo (Tokyo Tsukiji hoteru kan) is a 5 ink by Utagawa Hiroshige III, a Impressionism work, depicting Ship, held at Metropolitan Museum of Art.

Who painted this?: Utagawa Hiroshige III
When & what style?: 5 · Impressionism
Where can I see it?: Metropolitan Museum of Art

About this work

This print shows a busy river scene with a large Western-style ship named *City of Yedo* docked near a long, two-story building. People in traditional clothes crowd the ship’s deck, while others row small boats nearby. In the background, a mountain looms over a fence and smaller structures, and American flags fly over the building. The ship’s name hints at a mix of old and new cultures meeting in Japan. The artist used bold colors and clean lines to show both the ship and the building’s wooden latticework. Look up cross-hatching to see how artists create shading with lines.