名所江戸百景 御厩河岸|Ommayagashi, Sumida River
1857
ink
From the collection of Metropolitan Museum of Art
1857
ink
From the collection of Metropolitan Museum of Art
名所江戸百景 御厩河岸|Ommayagashi, Sumida River is a 1857 ink by Utagawa Hiroshige, a Romanticism work, depicting boat, held at Metropolitan Museum of Art.
This print shows a quiet riverside scene at dusk. Three people stand on a wooden dock, watching boats on the water. A large tree with long, drooping branches frames the left side, its leaves a soft green. The river is calm, with a few small boats drifting near the shore. The sky is a muted blue, and the whole scene feels peaceful. Notice how the artist used bold colors—deep blues for the water, bright reds in the clothing—to make the scene pop. The print also has text in Japanese, which was common for these kinds of works. Look up Utagawa Hiroshige to see more of his famous landscapes.
