1858
ink
paper
From the collection of Metropolitan Museum of Art
Dominant colour
吾妻の森|View of Azuma Wood is a 1858 ink by Utagawa Hiroshige, a Romanticism work, depicting Landscape, held at Metropolitan Museum of Art.
This print shows a long, flat view of a forest and a river. The trees line the water on both sides, some bare and some green. Small buildings peek through the trees. In the distance, blue mountains fade into the sky. The colors are soft—mostly greens, blues, and browns. The artist used thin lines to build up shadows and details. This makes the trees look like they’re standing in different seasons at once. Look up Utagawa Hiroshige to see more prints like this one.
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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