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From the collection of Metropolitan Museum of Art
Dominant colour
名所江戸百景 真崎辺より水神の森内川関屋の里を見る|The Suijin Temple Grove, Uchikawa, and the Village of Sekiya is an 8 ink by Utagawa Hiroshige, a Impressionism work, depicting Boat, held at Metropolitan Museum of Art.
This print shows a calm river scene at sunset. A lone boat with a roof glides on the water, while another small boat carries a person. Cherry blossoms bloom on a branch in the foreground, and a few birds fly overhead. The sky glows pink near distant hills, and a white building sits on a small rise. Look closer at the dark border framing the scene—it mimics an old book’s edge, like you’re peeking through a window. The artist used simple shapes and bright colors to show quiet moments in nature. Next, check out Utagawa Hiroshige to see more prints like this.
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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