1843
ink
From the collection of Metropolitan Museum of Art
歌川広重画 朝顔|Morning Glories is a 1843 ink by Utagawa Hiroshige, a Romanticism work, depicting Flower, held at Metropolitan Museum of Art.
This painting shows a bouquet of morning glories, with large green leaves and purple, red, and white flowers. The stems and leaves are intertwined, and the flowers face different directions. The background is a gradient of beige to blue. In the upper left corner, there is Japanese writing in black ink. The overall style is simple, with bold lines and flat colors. If you like this painting, you might also enjoy the work of Utagawa Hiroshige.
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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