東海道五十三次 見附 天竜川|Mitsukei Tenryugawa
1834
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From the collection of Metropolitan Museum of Art
1834
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From the collection of Metropolitan Museum of Art
This print shows a riverbank with people and boats. In the foreground, two figures stand on a flatboat—one wearing a wide straw hat, the other crouching. Behind them, more boats float on calm water, and a group sits under a tree. The background has distant hills and a faint blue sky. Notice how the artist used simple shapes and bold colors to show depth. The boats and figures are outlined clearly, while the far hills fade into soft blue. Look up Utagawa Hiroshige next to see more of his work.
