1835
ink
paper
From the collection of Metropolitan Museum of Art
歌川広重画 蔦に柄長鳥|Long-tailed Tit on Autumn Ivy is a 1835 ink by Utagawa Hiroshige, a Romanticism work, depicting Autumn, held at Metropolitan Museum of Art.
This print shows a small bird with a long tail perched on a vine. The bird has dark wings and a white face, and it’s surrounded by clusters of red and purple leaves. The background is a soft blue sky, and the whole scene looks delicate and precise. The artist used a mix of bold colors and fine lines to show the leaves and the bird’s feathers. The vine twists around the bird, almost like it’s holding it up. Next, look up Utagawa Hiroshige to see how he made nature look alive in prints.
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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