1856
ink
paper
From the collection of Metropolitan Museum of Art
Dominant colour
名所江戸百景 亀戸天神境内|In the Kameido Tenjin Shrine Compound is a 1856 ink by Utagawa Hiroshige, a Impressionism work, depicting Bird, held at Metropolitan Museum of Art.
This print shows a quiet pond under a bridge heavy with purple flowers. The water is calm, with a few small fish and birds floating near the surface. Trees line the banks, and in the distance, a temple sits among more trees and buildings. The artist focused on the play of light and shadow under the bridge’s arches. The flowers hang so thickly they almost block the view of the sky. Next, look up Utagawa Hiroshige to see how he painted other scenes like this.
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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