1840
ink
paper
From the collection of Metropolitan Museum of Art
東海道五十三次 庄野|Shono is a 1840 ink by Utagawa Hiroshige, a Romanticism work, depicting Fire, held at Metropolitan Museum of Art.
This print shows a quiet road cutting through a flooded field. Leafless trees line the path, their bare branches twisting against a pale sky. In the distance, a few huts peek through the mist, and a lone figure walks with a straw hat. Nearby, three people huddle by a small fire, their clothes simple and worn. The artist used soft blues and grays to show the damp air and distance. The fire’s glow is the only warm spot in the cool scene. Next, look up Utagawa Hiroshige to see how he painted other journeys.
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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