1857
ink
paper
From the collection of Metropolitan Museum of Art
Dominant colour
「名所江戸百景 よし原 日本堤」|“Nihon Embankment at Yoshiwara,” from the series One Hundred Famous Views of Edo (Meisho Edo hyakkei, Yoshiwara, Nihonzutsumi) is a 1857 ink by Utagawa Hiroshige, a Impressionism work, depicting Bird, held at Metropolitan Museum of Art.
This print shows a quiet night scene by a river. A bridge curves over the water, with people walking and a few carrying things. On the left, a small hut sits near the shore. In the sky, a bright moon hangs over a flock of birds flying in a line. The background has dark trees and distant hills, all under a blue-tinged sky. Notice how the artist used simple shapes and bold colors to make the scene feel calm. The birds flying in a straight line add a sense of movement to the stillness. Look up cross-hatching next to see how artists create depth with lines.
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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