1838
ink
paper
From the collection of Metropolitan Museum of Art
Mukōjima (Daikokuya)|江戸高名会亭尽 向島 大七|The Daikokuya at Mukojima is a 1838 ink by Utagawa Hiroshige, a Romanticism work, depicting Garden, held at Metropolitan Museum of Art.
This painting shows a garden scene with people in traditional Japanese clothing. In the foreground, a man and a woman are standing near a small pond with rocks and grass around it. The man is wearing a black and white checkered robe, and the woman is wearing a gray kimono. There are also other people in the background, some of them standing near a large tree or a building. The painting has a lot of details, like the texture of the rocks and the patterns on the clothing. The colors are muted, with shades of blue, green, and brown. The overall mood of the painting is peaceful and serene. If you're interested in learning more about Japanese art, you might want to check out the Romanticism movement.
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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