1834
ink
paper
From the collection of Metropolitan Museum of Art
魚づくし かれい かながしらに笹|Kanagashira and Karei Fish, from the series Uozukushi (Every Variety of Fish) is a 1834 ink by Utagawa Hiroshige, a Romanticism work, depicting Fish, held at Metropolitan Museum of Art.
This print shows two fish stacked on top of each other. The fish on the bottom is long with big eyes and a red belly, while the one on top is shorter and wider, with a flat body covered in small dots. Both fish have green seaweed wrapped around them, and there’s Japanese writing along the sides. The artist used bold colors and simple shapes to make the fish look real yet stylized. The seaweed adds a natural touch that makes the scene feel fresh. Next, look up the technique: cross-hatching to see how artists create 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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