1828
ink
paper
From the collection of Metropolitan Museum of Art
本朝名所 相州江ノ嶋岩屋之図|Sōshū, Enoshima Iwaya no Zu is a 1828 ink by Utagawa Hiroshige, a Romanticism work, depicting Boat, held at Metropolitan Museum of Art.
This print shows a stormy seaside scene with a rocky cliff on the left. A small group of people huddles under an overhang, while waves crash against the shore. The sky is dark and swirling, with rain slashing down, and a lone tree clings to the right side. In the distance, three small buildings sit near the water’s edge. The artist used bold colors—deep blues, reds, and whites—to show the drama of the weather. Notice how the waves and rain are drawn with quick, sharp lines to make them feel wild. Try looking up cross-hatching to see how artists create texture 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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