1841
ink
paper
From the collection of Metropolitan Museum of Art
Dominant colour
東都名所 両国花火の図|Ryogoku Hanabi no Zu is a 1841 ink by Utagawa Hiroshige, a Romanticism work, depicting Boat, held at Metropolitan Museum of Art.
This print shows a busy riverbank at night, packed with people on a bridge and in boats. Fireworks burst bright red in the dark blue sky, lighting up the scene. Below, tiny houses line the water, and lanterns glow along the docks. The artist packed in lots of tiny details—every person has their own pose, and the boats look like they’re moving. The fireworks aren’t just random; they’re arranged in a pattern, like stars falling. Next, check out cross-hatching to see how artists build shadows 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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