1832
ink
paper
From the collection of Metropolitan Museum of Art
Untitled is a 1832 ink by Utagawa Hiroshige, a Romanticism work, depicting Bird, held at Metropolitan Museum of Art.
This print shows a bird mid-flight near tall reeds and a single flower. The bird has dark wings with a pink belly and a white stripe on its face. The flower is blue-green with a pink center, and the water below is a soft, wavy blue. The artist used simple lines and flat colors to keep the scene clean and focused. The bird’s wings are slightly blurred, giving a sense of motion. 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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