1838
ink
paper
From the collection of Metropolitan Museum of Art
Dominant colour
木曽海道六拾九次之内 宮ノ越|Moonlit Night at Miyanokoshi, from The Sixty-nine Stations of the Kisokaidō is a 1838 ink by Utagawa Hiroshige, a Romanticism work, depicting Bridge, held at Metropolitan Museum of Art.
This print shows four travelers crossing a moonlit bridge at night. The sky is pale blue, the moon hangs low, and the trees on the hill are dark shadows. Two adults carry bundles, one holds a baby, and another child walks ahead with a lantern. The water below glows a deep blue, and reeds line the shore. The artist used bold outlines and flat colors to create a calm, dreamy mood. Notice how the bridge’s railing and the travelers’ clothes are all the same dark blue—it ties the scene together. Look up Utagawa Hiroshige next to see more prints like this.
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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