1841
ink
paper
From the collection of Metropolitan Museum of Art
東都名所 吉原夜桜の図|Yoshiwara Yo Zakura no Zu is a 1841 ink by Utagawa Hiroshige, a Romanticism work, depicting House, held at Metropolitan Museum of Art.
This print shows a busy street scene at night, packed with people walking, talking, and carrying lanterns. Trees with bare branches are blooming with white flowers, and red lanterns hang from buildings. The sky is dark blue with stars, and a bridge arches over the street in the background. The crowd includes men in traditional robes, some carrying umbrellas or baskets, while others sit at tables under the trees. The lanterns and blossoming trees create a lively but peaceful atmosphere. 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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