1916
ink
paper
From the collection of Metropolitan Museum of Art
東海道五十三次 石部|Ishibe, from the series The Fifty-three Stations of the Tōkaidō Road is a 1916 ink by Utagawa Hiroshige, depicting House, held at Metropolitan Museum of Art.
This woodblock print shows a cozy interior scene. In the foreground, a tree with red blossoms stands on a wooden platform. Inside, people sit on the floor, some wearing traditional Japanese clothing. The room has sliding doors with blue designs and a small table. A quiet detail is the way the artist used subtle color gradations to create depth in the room. The print also features Japanese characters and a red banner with more text. If you're interested in learning more about Japanese art, you might want to look up the artist Utagawa Hiroshige.
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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