1828
ink
paper
From the collection of Metropolitan Museum of Art
Untitled is a 1828 ink by Utagawa Hiroshige, a Romanticism work, depicting Skeleton, held at Metropolitan Museum of Art.
This painting shows a man in a colorful robe, holding a sword. He stands on a balcony overlooking a river, with trees and clouds in the background. A skeleton is visible on the left side of the painting. The man's robe is decorated with intricate designs, and he wears a serious expression. The sword he holds is long and slender, with a decorative hilt. The river in the background is calm, with a few ripples disturbing its surface. The painting is a woodblock print, created using ink and color on paper. It is an example of Romanticism, a movement that emphasized emotion and imagination. To learn more about this style, explore the Romanticism movement.
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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