1853
ink
paper
From the collection of Metropolitan Museum of Art
Dominant colour
六十余州名所図会 隠岐 焚火の社|The Takihi Shrine, Oki Province, from the series Views of Famous Places in the Sixty-Odd Provinces is a 1853 ink by Utagawa Hiroshige, a Romanticism work, depicting Seascap, held at Metropolitan Museum of Art.
This print shows a small boat on choppy water, with a person inside holding an umbrella. The waves crash against the shore, which has a line of snow or foam. In the background, a forest of dark trees lines a hilly landscape, and a temple sits near the water’s edge. The text on the print names this place *Oki Province*, a real island off Japan’s coast. The artist used bold colors and sharp lines to show both the rough sea and the quiet temple. Next, look up Utagawa Hiroshige to see more prints like this one.
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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