1828
ink
paper
From the collection of Metropolitan Museum of Art
東都名所 両国之宵月|Twilight Moon at Ryōgoku Bridge is a 1828 ink by Utagawa Hiroshige, a Romanticism work, depicting Boat, held at Metropolitan Museum of Art.
This print shows a wooden bridge with thick diagonal beams crossing a wide river. Below, boats float on the water, and buildings line the shore. The sky glows pink and blue, with a pale moon rising over distant hills. The bridge’s crisscrossing supports create a pattern that draws your eye. The colors are soft but bold—deep blues for the water, warm pinks for the sky. Look up cross-hatching next to see how artists build texture with lines.
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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