1840
ink
paper
From the collection of Metropolitan Museum of Art
江戸高名会亭尽 牛嶋 武蔵屋|Ushijima (Musashi-ya) is a 1840 ink by Utagawa Hiroshige, a Romanticism work, depicting Tree, held at Metropolitan Museum of Art.
This print shows a group of people in a garden pavilion by a pond. A man sits on the floor, laughing, while women around him prepare food on trays. The background has dark trees, stone lanterns, and a few distant figures walking. The sky is blue with a crescent moon, and the whole scene feels calm and busy at once. Notice how the artist uses bold outlines and flat colors to create depth. The trees in the background are stylized but still look real, blending nature with the gathering. Look up tree in Japanese woodblock prints next to see how artists like this shaped landscapes.
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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