Untitled
1791
ink
From the collection of Metropolitan Museum of Art
1791
ink
From the collection of Metropolitan Museum of Art
This print shows two women in a room. One sits on a low platform, holding a fan and looking down. The other leans over her, adjusting something on her sleeve. Both wear traditional robes and black hair ornaments. A screen and a basket with flowers sit in the background. The artist used ink and color on woodblock paper, a common method in Japanese prints. Notice how the lines create shading without full colors. Look up cross-hatching to see how artists build shadows with lines.
