1857
ink
paper
From the collection of Metropolitan Museum of Art
名所江戸百景 真間の紅葉手古那の社継はし|Maples at Mama, from the series One Hundred Famous Views of Edo is a 1857 ink by Utagawa Hiroshige, a Romanticism work, depicting Landscape, held at Metropolitan Museum of Art.
This print shows a quiet river scene with autumn leaves in bright reds and oranges. Branches frame the top, like a window. Below, small boats float on calm water. In the distance, a few buildings and hills fade into soft blue sky. The artist used simple shapes to show depth—darker colors near the front, lighter ones far away. The red leaves stand out against the muted tones. Next, 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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