1840
ink
paper
From the collection of Metropolitan Museum of Art
Dominant colour
東海道五十三次 三島|Mishima is a 1840 ink by Utagawa Hiroshige, a Romanticism work, depicting Human Figure, held at Metropolitan Museum of Art.
This print shows a street scene with a mix of people walking, standing, and riding. On the left, a two-story building has open windows where figures sit inside. A bridge with a blue railing crosses the scene on the right, and a tall wooden gate stands near a lone rider. Trees line the path, with a big pine in the center and smaller ones around. Notice how the artist uses flat colors and clean lines to show depth, like the fading blues in the distance. The people look simple but full of life, each doing their own thing. Look up Utagawa Hiroshige next to see more of his work.
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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