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
Dimensions: 13 15/16 x 21 7/16 in. (35.4 x 54.4 cm)
Credit Line: Gift of Francis Lathrop, 1908
Visual Descriptions
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Brief Description
Monochrome landscape with a large, craggy mountain, water, distant hills, and small figures
Detailed Description
This monochrome landscape depicts a vast, horizontal scene. The upper third of the image features a light, hazy sky, beneath which a long, low range of distant hills stretches across the horizon. In the midground on the left, a patch of tall, thin reeds or grasses grows on a low bank beside a body of water. A small, solitary figure stands near the water's edge in this area. The right half of the midground is dominated by a large, craggy mountain with steep, rounded peaks and deep crevices, depicted with varying shades of gray. The base of this mountain extends into the wide body of water that fills the lower center of the painting. Numerous rocks of various sizes are scattered throughout this water, some appearing as small islands. On the lower right, a steep, rocky slope descends from the mountain, upon which a gnarled pine tree with multiple branches and sparse needles grows. Below the tree, two small figures, possibly travelers, walk along a narrow path on the slope. In the upper left corner, vertical Japanese characters read: "本南海道観音坂". In the lower right, near the base of the pine tree, more Japanese characters read: "福", accompanied by a square seal with illegible characters.
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