1840
ink
paper
From the collection of Metropolitan Museum of Art
Dominant colour
東海道五十三次 舞坂|Maizaka is a 1840 ink by Utagawa Hiroshige, a Romanticism work, depicting Boat, held at Metropolitan Museum of Art.
This print shows a quiet harbor scene. A boat with a white sail sits near the shore. Four people stand or crouch on the beach, handling boxes and baskets. Behind them, a big green mountain rises over a line of trees. The sky is soft and pale, with a hint of sunset colors. Notice how the artist used flat colors and clean lines to show depth. The people look small next to the mountain, making it feel huge. Look up Utagawa Hiroshige to see more prints like this.
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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