1838
ink
paper
From the collection of Metropolitan Museum of Art
東海道五十三次 三島|Mishima, from the series Fifty-three Stations of the Tōkaidō Road (Tōkaidō gojūsan tsugi, Mishima), also known as the Kyōka (Witty Verse) Tōkaidō is a 1838 ink by Utagawa Hiroshige, a Romanticism work, depicting Bridge, held at Metropolitan Museum of Art.
This print shows a quiet riverside scene with a wooden bridge crossing a narrow stream. On the left, a few small buildings with sloped roofs sit near bare trees. In the distance, a mountain looms behind more trees and a few tiny figures walk along the path. The colors are soft—pinks in the sky, muted greens and blues on the ground. Notice how the artist used simple lines to show depth, like the trees getting smaller as they move back. The poem in red at the top hints at a story, but the scene itself feels calm and everyday. Look up cross-hatching to see how artists build shadows with lines.
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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