1840
ink
paper
From the collection of Metropolitan Museum of Art
Dominant colour
東海道五十三次 岡部 宇津の山|Okabe is a 1840 ink by Utagawa Hiroshige, a Romanticism work, depicting Human Figure, held at Metropolitan Museum of Art.
This painting shows a winding mountain road with people walking on it. The road is lined with trees and rocks, and the mountains rise up in the background. The sky is blue and cloudy. The painting is very detailed, with lots of textures and patterns. The trees have branches and leaves, and the rocks have cracks and crevices. The people are dressed in traditional Japanese clothing and are carrying bundles and baskets. If you're interested in more beautiful landscapes like this one, 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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