1856
ink
paper
From the collection of Metropolitan Museum of Art
東都司馬八景 高輪帰帆|River View at Takanawa is a 1856 ink by Utagawa Hiroshige, a Romanticism work, depicting Boat, held at Metropolitan Museum of Art.
This print shows a busy riverside scene. Ships with tall sails line the water, while people walk, ride horses, and load carts near simple buildings. The sky is pale blue, and the grass and water are bright green and blue. Notice the tiny details—like the person on horseback or the workers carrying bundles. These prints were made by hand, layering colors and lines. Want to know more? Look up Utagawa Hiroshige.
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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