1828
ink
paper
From the collection of Metropolitan Museum of Art
Dominant colour
浪花名所図会 順慶町夜見世の図|Junkei machi Yomise no Zu is a 1828 ink by Utagawa Hiroshige, a Romanticism work, depicting Crowd, held at Metropolitan Museum of Art.
This print is packed with people in a busy outdoor market at night. Shops line the street, with lanterns hanging above tables loaded with goods—food, baskets, and tools. Some folks carry umbrellas, while others sit or stand chatting. The sky is dark, but the scene is bright with bold colors: blues, greens, and reds. A few signs with Japanese writing hang above the stalls. The artist used flat colors and clear outlines to show lots of activity in one place. It feels like a snapshot of daily life, not a fancy portrait. Look up crowd, genre scene, market next to see more examples of everyday scenes in art.
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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