1857
ink
paper
From the collection of Metropolitan Museum of Art
「名所江戸百景 蓑輪 金杉 三河しま」|“Minowa, Kanasugi at Mikawashima,” from the series One Hundred Famous Views of Edo (Meisho Edo hyakkei, Minowa Kanasugi, Mikawashima) is a 1857 ink by Utagawa Hiroshige, a Impressionism work, depicting Cran, held at Metropolitan Museum of Art.
This print shows two cranes in a marshy field at sunset. One crane flies low with spread wings, while the other stands on the ground near a leafless tree with red buds. In the distance, a person walks through a flooded rice paddy, and thatched-roof huts dot the horizon under a pink sky. The artist used bold colors—deep blues, soft pinks, and bright whites—to highlight the cranes and sky. The scene feels calm but lively, with the cranes as the main focus. Look up Utagawa Hiroshige next 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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