1857
ink
paper
From the collection of Metropolitan Museum of Art
名所江戸百景 馬喰町初音の馬場|The First Race Course, Horse-Dealer's Street is a 1857 ink by Utagawa Hiroshige, a Impressionism work, depicting Human Figure, held at Metropolitan Museum of Art.
This print shows a quiet street scene with a tall wooden tower in the middle. A few people walk along a path near a small pond, where ducks swim. Weeping willow trees with long, drooping branches frame the view, and the sky glows with soft pink and blue tones. The artist used bold outlines and flat colors to create a calm, almost dreamy feel. The tower looks like a watchtower or small pagoda, standing out against the simple rooftops. Next, check out cross-hatching to see how artists build texture with lines.
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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