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From the collection of Metropolitan Museum of Art
Dominant colour
名所江戸百景 廓中東雲|Kakuchu Shinonome is a 4 ink by Utagawa Hiroshige, a Impressionism work, depicting Tree, held at Metropolitan Museum of Art.
This painting shows a serene scene of a Japanese street at dusk. A few people are walking along the street, and trees with white blossoms are visible in the foreground. The sky is a soft blue, and the buildings in the background are depicted in shades of gray and brown. In the foreground, a black fence separates the street from a garden or yard. The overall mood of the painting is one of quiet contemplation, inviting the viewer to step into the peaceful world of 19th-century Japan. If you're interested in learning more about the artist behind this beautiful piece, you might want to look up 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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