1835
ink
paper
From the collection of Metropolitan Museum of Art
近江八景之内 矢橋帰帆|Sailing Boats Returning to Yabase, Lake Biwa is a 1835 ink by Utagawa Hiroshige, a Romanticism work, depicting Boat, held at Metropolitan Museum of Art.
This print shows a calm lake with boats sailing toward shore. A big mountain looms in the background, and the sky glows orange. Trees line the shore, and a few small buildings peek out near the water. Notice how the artist used simple lines and flat colors. The boats are tiny, but they make the whole scene feel alive. Look up Utagawa Hiroshige next to see more of his work.
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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