1857
ink
paper
From the collection of Metropolitan Museum of Art
Kamata no Baien|名所江戸百景 蒲田の梅園|Plum Garden at Kamata is a 1857 ink by Utagawa Hiroshige, a Impressionism work, depicting Garden, held at Metropolitan Museum of Art.
This print shows a quiet park in spring, with bare trees heavy with white blossoms. A small wooden pavilion sits near a pond, its roof curved like a page from a storybook. People stroll along a path, and a few boats float on the water. The sky is soft pink, while the ground is a cool green. Notice how the artist used bold outlines and flat colors to make the scene feel calm and simple. The trees look almost like they’re reaching toward the sky. Next, check out Utagawa Hiroshige to see more of his work.
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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