1835
ink
paper
From the collection of Metropolitan Museum of Art
近江八景之内 瀬田夕照|Seta no Sekisho. Sunset, Seta. Lake Biwa is a 1835 ink by Utagawa Hiroshige, a Romanticism work, depicting Boat, held at Metropolitan Museum of Art.
This print shows a quiet lake with a long, low bridge stretching across it. On the far side, a row of tall poles lines the shore, and behind them, a mountain looms dark against the sky. Closer in, small boats float near the water’s edge, and houses huddle along the shore under bare trees. The artist used soft blues and grays to show the fading light of sunset. The bridge’s simple lines and the still water make the scene feel peaceful. 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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