1837
ink
paper
From the collection of Metropolitan Museum of Art
東都名所 芝赤羽根之雪|Shiba, Akabane no Yuki is a 1837 ink by Utagawa Hiroshige, a Romanticism work, depicting Bridge, held at Metropolitan Museum of Art.
This painting shows a snowy scene with a river running through it. On the left, there's a bridge over the river, and on the right, there are buildings with people walking around them. The sky is gray, and it's snowing. In the background, there are hills with trees and a tall tower on the right side. The painting has a lot of details, like the snowflakes and the people's clothes. If you like this painting, you might want to check out more works by Utagawa Hiroshige.
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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