1835
ink
paper
From the collection of Metropolitan Museum of Art
江戸名所 上野不忍の池|Ueno, Shinobazu no Ike is a 1835 ink by Utagawa Hiroshige, a Romanticism work, depicting Tree, held at Metropolitan Museum of Art.
This print shows a calm lake surrounded by bare trees in winter. A few people walk along the shore, dressed in simple robes, some carrying umbrellas. In the distance, small buildings and boats dot the water under a soft sky. The trees have no leaves, but their branches curve gracefully—almost like calligraphy on paper. The colors are muted, with blues and browns blending into the misty air. Want to see how artists used woodblock printing? Look up cross-hatching.
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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