1853
ink
paper
From the collection of Metropolitan Museum of Art
Dominant colour
六十余州名所図会 阿波 鳴門の風波|Naruto Whirlpool, Awa Province, from the series Views of Famous Places in the Sixty-Odd Provinces is a 1853 ink by Utagawa Hiroshige, a Romanticism work, depicting Seascap, held at Metropolitan Museum of Art.
This print shows a wild, swirling ocean with crashing waves. In the distance, a calm bay sits between rocky cliffs, while the sky above is pale blue with a few clouds. Tiny birds fly over the water, and the waves near the shore spiral into a tight, frothy pattern. The artist used bold colors—deep blues and whites—to show how rough the water is. The text on the sides is in Japanese, hinting this scene is from a series about famous places. Look up Utagawa Hiroshige next to see more of his dramatic landscapes.
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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