Untitled
The Met
Artist: Utagawa Hiroshige(Japanese, Tokyo (Edo) 1797–1858 Tokyo (Edo))
Date: 19th century
Department: Asian Art
Classification: Paintings
Medium: Matted painting; ink and color on silk (Ukiyo-e)
Dimensions: 13 15/16 x 21 7/16 in. (35.4 x 54.5 cm)
Credit Line: Gift of Francis Lathrop, 1908
Visual Descriptions
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Brief Description
Monochrome ink wash painting of a mountainous landscape with a large waterfall, trees, and houses
Detailed Description
A monochrome ink wash painting depicts a vast mountainous landscape. On the left, a series of rolling hills leads to a more prominent, jagged mountain peak. At the base of this mountain, several small, simple houses with peaked roofs are nestled, surrounded by dark, dense foliage. Along the far left edge, vertical text is visible, reading "箱根白糸の瀧". The right side of the composition is dominated by a towering, steep mountain face, from which a prominent waterfall cascades down. The waterfall appears as a lighter, almost white, vertical streak against the darker mountain. Scattered pine-like trees with dark, rounded canopies and thin trunks cling to the slopes of the mountains, particularly on the upper right and along the ridge lines. The mountains are rendered with varying shades of gray, from light washes to darker, textured strokes that define rock formations and shadows. The sky is a lighter, uniform shade of gray. In the lower right corner, a vertical signature and a square red seal are visible.
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