1834
ink
paper
From the collection of Metropolitan Museum of Art
東海道五十三次之内 三島 朝霧|Mishima, Asa Kiri is a 1834 ink by Utagawa Hiroshige, a Romanticism work, depicting Horse, held at Metropolitan Museum of Art.
This print shows three men leading horses along a misty road. One horse carries a large bundle. The men wear simple robes and hats. Hiroshige made this during Japan’s Edo period. He used woodblock printing, a common way to print pictures then. His prints often show everyday life in Japan. Look up Utagawa Hiroshige to see more of his famous series.
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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