1834
ink
paper
From the collection of Metropolitan Museum of Art
Dominant colour
東海道五十三次之内 石薬師 石薬師寺|Ishiyakushi, Ishiyakushi Ji is a 1834 ink by Utagawa Hiroshige, a Romanticism work, depicting House, held at Metropolitan Museum of Art.
This print shows a quiet village by a river, with people working in flooded fields. Behind them, a mountain rises under a soft sky. Houses with thatched roofs line the water’s edge, and tall trees stand between them. The text along the top names this spot *Ishiyakushi*, a stop on a famous old travel route. The artist used bold colors and simple shapes to show both the land and the people’s daily life. Next, check out 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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