1834
ink
paper
From the collection of Metropolitan Museum of Art
Untitled is a 1834 ink by Utagawa Hiroshige, a Romanticism work, depicting Bird, held at Metropolitan Museum of Art.
This print shows a bright yellow bird perched on a branch heavy with pink flowers. The flowers are large and detailed, with green leaves and a few buds still closed. The background is a soft orange at the top, fading to a muted blue-green at the bottom. Japanese writing runs along the right side. The bird looks almost like it’s singing, with its beak open slightly. The flowers and bird are drawn with bold, flat colors and clean lines, typical of woodblock prints. Look up Utagawa Hiroshige next to see more of his work.
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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