Horse Mackerel (Aji) with Shrimp or Prawn

Colors in this work

Artist: Utagawa Hiroshige
Date: c. 1832–1833
Holding institution: Freer Gallery of Art
Palette: Raw Sienna Bank · Brown family · #DABC98 · 56%

Olive Ground · Yellow family · #8B8562 · 12%

Faded Gilt · Yellow family · #A49B73 · 7%

Apricot Plaster · Orange family · #EBD9C3 · 5%

Marine Tempera · Blue family · #415661 · 4%

Olive Ground · Yellow family · #655C49 · 3%

Sage Plaster · Green family · #969F7D · 2%

Parchment Ochre · Yellow family · #B5AF8B · 2%

Raw Sienna Bank · Brown family · #C4A37F · 2%

Pewter Vessel · Gray family · #778E8A · 2%

Kiln Ash · Gray family · #4F6161 · 1%

Raw Sienna Bank · Brown family · #D28B69 · 1%

Terracotta Slip · Orange family · #C86A4F · <1%

Peach Bole · Orange family · #D77C5F · <1%

Blueprint Wash · Blue family · #698792 · <1%

Museum Mount · Gray family · #B6ADA2 · <1%

Plaster Rose · Pink family · #CA8F86 · <1%

Zinc Ground · Gray family · #91A4AC · <1%

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Image provider: wikimedia-commons
License: Public domain
Credit: Freer Gallery of Art

12 tags

Animals Both · 99%

The title identifies horse mackerel and shrimp or prawn, and the image visibly depicts fish and crustaceans.
Still Life Visual · 90%

Fish and shrimp are presented as an arranged, non-narrative grouping against an open ground, consistent with a still-life composition.
Flora Visual · 88%

A leafy plant or grass-like sprig is visibly included between and behind the depicted animals.
Text Visual · 99%

Vertical calligraphic writing is clearly visible at the upper right and lower left of the print.

Contour Line Visual · 97%

Dark, precise outlines define the fish, shrimp, fins, shell segments, legs, and antennae.
Asymmetrical Visual · 95%

The animals and plant are distributed unevenly across the picture plane, with the fish concentrated in the lower portion and the shrimp positioned toward the upper left.
Earth Tones Visual · 91%

Muted blue-green, tan, salmon, brown, and dark blue tones dominate the image.
Highly Detailed Visual · 96%

The work includes sustained fine description of scales, fins, eyes, shell segments, legs, and antennae.

Prints Metadata · 99%

The catalog classifies the work as a Japanese woodblock print.
Woodcut and Linocut Metadata · 96%

The catalog's identification of the work as a woodblock print supports the woodcut technique category.

19th Century Art Metadata · 99%

The work is dated c. 1832–1833, placing it within the nineteenth century.

Japanese Art Metadata · 97%

The catalog identifies the work as Japanese and names Utagawa Hiroshige as its artist.

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