1836
ink
paper
From the collection of Metropolitan Museum of Art
東都名所 浅草金龍山年の市|Year End Fair at Kinryuzan Temple is a 1836 ink by Utagawa Hiroshige, a Romanticism work, depicting Templ, held at Metropolitan Museum of Art.
This woodblock print shows a snowy scene with two large buildings and a crowd of people gathered in front. The buildings are painted in shades of red and pink, with snow-covered roofs. In the background, there's a tall tower and trees covered in snow. The crowd is standing in front of a building with a balcony, and some people are holding umbrellas. The scene is set against a gray sky with falling snow. This painting is reminiscent of the Romanticism movement, which often featured dramatic landscapes and scenes of everyday life. To learn more about this style, look up Romanticism.
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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