1838
ink
paper
From the collection of Metropolitan Museum of Art
江戸高名会亭尽 隅田川橋場渡之図 柳屋|Sumidagawa Hashiba Watashi Zu (Yanagiya) is a 1838 ink by Utagawa Hiroshige, a Romanticism work, depicting Boat, held at Metropolitan Museum of Art.
This print shows a busy riverside scene with two women in long robes walking near the water. Behind them, a bridge stretches over a river where a small boat carries people. Buildings with tiled roofs line the shore, and trees frame the background. The colors are soft—blues, greens, and earthy tones—with careful brushstrokes. Notice how the artist captures movement in the water and the way the women’s robes flow. The text in the corners hints at a specific place and time, but the focus is on daily life by the river. Look up Utagawa Hiroshige next to see more of his work.
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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