Artwork
江戸高名会亭尽 池之端 蓬莱亭 青楼花見の休み|Ikeno Mata (Horai-ya)
江戸高名会亭尽 池之端 蓬莱亭 青楼花見の休み|Ikeno Mata (Horai-ya) is an ink print by the Romanticist artist Utagawa Hiroshige. It dates from 1840 and is held in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
About this work
Overview
This woodblock print, created around 1840 by Utagawa Hiroshige, is part of a series showcasing notable teahouses and restaurants in Edo.
Subject & Meaning
The print depicts a lively scene at the Horai-ya teahouse in the Ikeno area during cherry-blossom season, with a group of people gathered in a pavilion by a lake, surrounded by reflections of the sky and distant buildings.
Technique & Style
The artist employed traditional woodblock techniques with ink and color on paper, using bold colors and simple shapes to convey the scene, and included a poem about cherry blossoms in Japanese text at the top.
Artist & collection
Artist
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.
