1858
ink
paper
From the collection of Metropolitan Museum of Art
Dominant colour
山海見立相撲 摂津安治川口|The Harbor of Ajikawa, Settsu Province is a 1858 ink by Utagawa Hiroshige, a Impressionism work, depicting Boat, held at Metropolitan Museum of Art.
This print shows a wide river with small boats sailing toward the horizon. On the left, a green hill slopes down to a cluster of buildings by the water. The sky is a pale blue, and the water is a deep, calm green-blue. In the distance, faint mountains fade into the horizon. The boats have simple sails, and the buildings look like a quiet riverside town. The colors are bright but soft, with lots of blues and greens. Look up Utagawa Hiroshige next.
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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