Untitled
1787
ink
paper
From the collection of Metropolitan Museum of Art
About the artist
1787
ink
paper
From the collection of Metropolitan Museum of Art
Untitled is a 1787 ink by Katsukawa Shun'ei 勝川春英, a Romanticism work, depicting Actor, held at Metropolitan Museum of Art.
This print shows two people in a room with a wooden lattice window. The person on the floor is kneeling, holding a fan and wearing a yellow robe with a sword at their side. The person standing is dressed in bright red and gold robes, with a black and white hat, holding a scroll. The kneeling person’s face is blurred, which was a common choice for actors in Japanese prints. This makes the scene feel more about the mood than the identities. Want to know more? Check out actor as a subject in Japanese woodblock prints.
