Artwork
江戸高名会亭尽 芝神明社内 車轍楼|Shiba Shinmeisha Uchi (Shatetsu-ro)
江戸高名会亭尽 芝神明社内 車轍楼|Shiba Shinmeisha Uchi (Shatetsu-ro) 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, Shiba Shinmeisha Uchi (Shatetsu-ro), was created by Utagawa Hiroshige around 1840. It is part of a series documenting notable restaurants and teahouses in Edo.
Subject & Meaning
The print depicts the interior of the Shatetsu-ro pavilion within the Shiba Shinmeisha shrine grounds, showing a bustling scene with people walking in various directions and buildings lined with red lanterns.
Technique & Style
Executed in ink and color on paper, the print showcases Hiroshige's characteristic landscape-focused style, capturing a serene atmosphere with a prominent red sun in the sky.
Context
As a ukiyo-e artist, Hiroshige often deviated from the genre's typical subjects of urban entertainment, instead focusing on landscapes and scenes from everyday life in Edo.
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.
