Artwork
三代歌川広重画 『東京名所 従上野公園 不忍池中嶋弁天之景』|View of Benten Shrine on Nakanoshima Island in Shinobazu Pond, Ueno Park, from the series Famous Views of Tokyo (Tōkyō Tokyo meisho yori Ueno kōen Shinobazu no ike Nakanoshima Benten no kei)
三代歌川広重画 『東京名所 従上野公園 不忍池中嶋弁天之景』|View of Benten Shrine on Nakanoshima Island in Shinobazu Pond, Ueno Park, from the series Famous Views of Tokyo (Tōkyō Tokyo meisho yori Ueno kōen Shinobazu no ike Nakanoshima Benten no kei) is an ink print by the Impressionist artist Utagawa Hiroshige III. It dates from 1881 and is held in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
About this work
Overview
This triptych woodblock print, created by Utagawa Hiroshige III in 1881, is part of the series 'Famous Views of Tokyo'. It is a cityscape print held at The Metropolitan Museum of Art.
Subject & Meaning
The print depicts a lively scene in Ueno Park, with Shinobazu Pond's Benten Shrine on Nakanoshima Island as its focal point. The image captures people strolling under cherry blossoms, conveying a sense of calm activity.
Technique & Style
Executed in ink and color on paper, the print showcases Hiroshige III's use of bright colors, such as pink and red, against a backdrop of green and blue, creating a vivid atmosphere.
Artist & collection
横浜海岸通り之風景|View of the Seafront in Yokohama (Yokohama Kagandori no fūkei)
不二詣諸品下山之図|View of the Descent from a Mountain by Many from Pilgrimage to Mt. Fuji (Fuji mōde shoshina gesan no zu)
横浜商館天主堂ノ図|Illustration of Foreign Residences and the Catholic Church in Yokohama (Yokohama shōkan tenshudō no zu)
東京築地ホテル館|The Tsukiji Hotel in Tokyo (Tokyo Tsukiji hoteru kan)
東都築地ホテル館庭前の図|Illustration of the Front Garden of the Tsukiji Hotel in the Eastern Capital (Tōto Tsukiji hoteru kan niwa mae no zu)
東京名所 上野公園内国勧業第二博覧会美術館図|Illustration of the Museum at the Second National Industrial Exhibition in Ueno, from the series Famous Places in Tokyo (Tokyo meisho-Ueno kōen naikoku kangyō daini hakurankai bijutsukan zu)
諸国名所図会内 西京東山一覧|A Glimpse of Higayashiyama the Western Capital, from the series Famous Places in the Nation (Shokoku meisho zukai no uchi-Saikyō Higashiyama ichiran)
『上野不忍競馬図』|View of the Horse Track at Shinobazu in Ueno Park (Ueno shinobazu keiba zu)
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楊洲周延画 『開花貴婦人競』|A Contest of Elegant Ladies among the Cherry Blossoms (Kaika kifujin kisoi)
Kanagawa Gongenyama Gaikokujin yūran|Foreigners Visiting the Famous Site of Mt. Gongen in Kanagawa
Yokohama Gankirō kodomo te odori no zu|Foreigners Enjoying Children's Kabuki at the Gankirō Tea House
官女ステーション着車図|Illustration of Ladies-in-waiting boarding at a station (Kanjo sutēshon chakusha zu)
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Kanagawa yōri Yokohama...ken no zu|A Distant View of Yokohama from Kanagawa
二品親王女三宮|The Third Princess and Kashiwagi, from Chapter 34, “New Herbs I (Wakana I)” (Nihon shinnō onna sannomiya)
吉原仲の町花魁道中|Courtesans Promenading on the Nakanochō in Yoshiwara
東都名所 芝増上寺山内の図|Shiba Zōjōji Sannai no Zu
『上野第三回内国勧業 博覧会御幸之図』|Visit of the Empress to the Third National Industrial Promotional Exhibition at Ueno Park (Ueno dai sankai naikoku kangyō hakuran kai gyokō no zu)