1834
ink
paper
From the collection of Metropolitan Museum of Art
東海道五十三次之内 日本橋 朝之景|Stations One: Morning View of Nihonbashi is a 1834 ink by Utagawa Hiroshige, a Romanticism work, depicting Bridge, held at Metropolitan Museum of Art.
This print shows a busy bridge packed with people in colorful clothes. Some are walking, others are carrying baskets or talking in groups. Behind them, buildings with tiled roofs line the street, and tall streetlamps stand like sentinels. The sky glows soft pink near the horizon, while the water below is calm. Notice how the artist used simple shapes and bright colors to show depth—buildings shrink as they get farther away. The bridge itself is a key part of the scene, with people crossing or gathering on its steps. Look up bridge to see how different cultures built and used them in art.
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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