1842
ink
paper
From the collection of Metropolitan Museum of Art
東海道五十三次之内 岡部 宇津の山之図|Okabe is a 1842 ink by Utagawa Hiroshige, a Romanticism work, depicting Mountain, held at Metropolitan Museum of Art.
This print shows a quiet road by a mountain. A man in a blue coat and straw hat walks with a long pole carrying two hanging baskets. Nearby, another man sits outside a small wooden stall, maybe selling something, while a third person leans against a table inside. The sky is bright blue with wispy clouds, and the mountain is dark green with a rocky slope. The artist used bold outlines and flat colors to keep things simple and clear. The scene looks like a stop on a long journey, with travelers resting or selling goods. Look up Utagawa Hiroshige to see more prints like this one.
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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