1788
ink
paper
From the collection of Metropolitan Museum of Art
Untitled is a 1788 ink by Chôbunsai Eishi, a Romanticism work, held at Metropolitan Museum of Art.
This print shows four women in traditional robes and tall straw hats. Their clothes have bold patterns—black, purple, and white—with swirling designs and checkered sleeves. One woman holds a fan, another leans on a parasol, and a child stands behind them. The background is plain, keeping focus on the figures. The artist used ink and color on woodblock paper, a method that lets details pop. The lines on the robes look almost woven, with tiny marks for texture. Look up cross-hatching to see how artists build shadows with lines.
Chōbunsai Eishi (鳥文斎 栄之; 1756–1829) was a Japanese ukiyo-e artist. His last name was Hosoda (細田). His first name was Tokitomi (時富). His common name was Taminosuke (民之丞) and later Yasaburo (弥三郎). Pupil of Kano Eisen'in…
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