Young Man and Women on Tokiwa Bridge

1794

From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art

Dominant colour

Young Man and Women on Tokiwa Bridge is a 1794 by Katsukawa Shunchō, a Romanticism work, held at Cleveland Museum of Art.

Who painted this?: Katsukawa Shunchō
When & what style?: 1794 · Romanticism
Where can I see it?: Cleveland Museum of Art

About this work

This painting shows five people walking together on a bridge. The men wear loose robes and tall hats, while the women have bright, patterned kimonos with flowers and stripes. One man carries a green branch, and another leans on a black pole. The background has a tiled roof and a fence with a geometric pattern. The scene looks lively, with the figures slightly overlapping, giving a sense of movement. The colors are soft but bold, especially the reds and greens in the clothing. Next, look up The Cleveland Museum of Art to see more works like this.

About the artist

Artist

Katsukawa Shunchō

Katsukawa Shunchō lived in Edo (now Tokyo) during the late 1700s, a time when floating-world prints—colorful scenes of theater, courtesans, and everyday life—were all the rage.

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