1856
ink
paper
From the collection of Metropolitan Museum of Art
歌川広重画 「名所江戸百景 深川洲崎十万坪」|“Jūmantsubo Plain at Fukagawa Susaki,” from the series One Hundred Famous Views of Edo is a 1856 ink by Utagawa Hiroshige, a Impressionism work, depicting Hawk, held at Metropolitan Museum of Art.
This print shows a giant bird—maybe a hawk—flying low over a flat, marshy landscape at night. The sky is dark blue with white stars, and the bird’s feathers are detailed with sharp lines. Below, you can see a quiet river, a few scattered trees, and a distant mountain under the moon. The artist used bold black outlines and flat colors to make the scene stand out. The bird looks almost too big for the scene, which makes it feel dramatic. Next, check out cross-hatching to see how artists build texture with lines.
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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