1838
ink
paper
From the collection of Metropolitan Museum of Art
東海道五十三次 土山 鈴鹿山の図|Tsuchiyama: Suzuka-yama no zu. is a 1838 ink by Utagawa Hiroshige, a Romanticism work, depicting Human Figure, held at Metropolitan Museum of Art.
This print shows a narrow valley between steep, layered mountains. Two travelers walk along a path, one carrying a bundle, the other holding a yellow umbrella. In the distance, a few small tents or huts sit near a river. The sky is pale, and the hillsides are covered in dark, textured lines. The artist used tiny, repeating marks to create depth in the mountains—this is called cross-hatching. It makes the slopes look rough and solid. Look up cross-hatching to see how artists build shadows this way.
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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