1838
ink
paper
From the collection of Metropolitan Museum of Art
東海道五十三次 庄野|Shono is a 1838 ink by Utagawa Hiroshige, a Romanticism work, depicting Farmer, held at Metropolitan Museum of Art.
This print shows a flat, green field with a few small hills in the distance. A wide river cuts through the scene, and a dirt path runs along its edge. Five people are pulling a heavy cart, while others nearby tend to animals or carry loads. Trees dot the landscape, and the sky above is a soft blue with scattered clouds. The text along the top and sides is in Japanese, hinting this scene might be part of a series. The colors are bright but simple, with bold outlines defining each shape. Look up Utagawa Hiroshige next to see more prints like this.
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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