1829
ink
paper
From the collection of Metropolitan Museum of Art
Shōno Hakuu|東海道五十三次之内 庄野 白雨|White Rain at Shōno is a 1829 ink by Utagawa Hiroshige, a Romanticism work, depicting Human Figure, held at Metropolitan Museum of Art.
This print shows four people climbing a steep, muddy hill in the rain. Two are pulling a cart, one holds an umbrella, and another bends over, maybe tired. The sky is dark with heavy clouds, and the landscape has green trees and a river below. Everyone wears simple clothes and straw hats. The artist used bold colors—bright umbrellas against the gray sky—and rough lines to show the struggle of the journey. The scene feels busy but also quiet, like a moment frozen in time. Next, check out the technique: cross-hatching to see how artists build 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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