1845
ink
paper
From the collection of Metropolitan Museum of Art
歌川広重画 「平清盛怪異を見る図」|Taira no Kiyomori's Spectral Vision is a 1845 ink by Utagawa Hiroshige, a Romanticism work, held at Metropolitan Museum of Art.
This painting shows three scenes side by side. On the left, a snowy mountain landscape with bare trees and a small building. The middle panel has a man in bright robes standing outside, holding a fan, with a ghostly figure floating above him. The right side shows a woman in a red room, looking out a window at another ghostly shape. The man in the middle is reacting to something unseen—maybe a spirit. The artist used bold colors and detailed patterns to make the scene feel dramatic. Next, check out Utagawa Hiroshige 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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