1834
ink
paper
From the collection of Metropolitan Museum of Art
Dominant colour
東海道五十三次之内 戸塚 元町別道|Totsuka; Moto Machi Betsudo is a 1834 ink by Utagawa Hiroshige, a Romanticism work, depicting Animal, held at Metropolitan Museum of Art.
This print shows a busy street scene with people, horses, and buildings. A covered signpost stands in the center, surrounded by travelers in blue robes and straw hats. One person leads a horse, another holds a fan, and a third stands near a wooden fence. The background has a river, hills, and thatched-roof houses under a cloudy sky. Notice the tiny details, like the text on the signs and the way the artist shows movement in the horses’ legs. This print captures daily life in a Japanese town during the 1800s. 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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