1828
ink
paper
From the collection of Metropolitan Museum of Art
Dominant colour
近江八景之内 瀬田夕照|Long Bridge of Seta is a 1828 ink by Utagawa Hiroshige, a Romanticism work, depicting Boat, held at Metropolitan Museum of Art.
This print shows a wide river with a long wooden bridge stretching across it. On the left, a small village sits near the water, surrounded by trees and a few boats. In the distance, mountains rise up, with one large, dark peak standing out against a soft orange sky. The colors are calm—blues and browns—and the scene looks peaceful. Notice how the artist used simple lines and flat colors to create depth. The bridge looks almost floating, and the tiny figures on it give a sense of scale. Look up cross-hatching to see how artists build shadows 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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