1843
ink
paper
From the collection of Metropolitan Museum of Art
Untitled is a 1843 ink by Utagawa Hiroshige, a Romanticism work, depicting Leaf, held at Metropolitan Museum of Art.
This print shows bright pink flowers with green leaves and stems branching across the page. The background is a simple, pale sky with a faint horizon line. Some Japanese writing is scattered near the flowers. The artist used bold colors and clean lines to highlight the flowers’ details. The way the branches twist makes the flowers look alive. Look up cross-hatching to see how artists create depth 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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