1834
ink
paper
From the collection of Metropolitan Museum of Art
東海道五十三次之内 水口 名物干瓢|Mizukuchi, Meibutsu Kampyo is a 1834 ink by Utagawa Hiroshige, a Romanticism work, depicting House, held at Metropolitan Museum of Art.
This print shows a quiet riverside scene with five people going about daily tasks. On the left, two women sit under a clothesline, one holding a basket. A man stands nearby with a bucket, while another walks toward them. On the right, a man in a straw hat carries a bundle, and another leans on a fence. Behind them, a big tree and simple houses sit near a calm river, with mountains in the distance. The red stamps and Japanese text hint this is a travel scene from a famous series. The clothes and tools look like they’re from everyday life, not fancy. Look up Utagawa Hiroshige to see more of his travel prints.
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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