あやめ燈籠図|Three Women Enjoying Literary Pursuits
1784
ink
paper
From the collection of Metropolitan Museum of Art
1784
ink
paper
From the collection of Metropolitan Museum of Art
あやめ燈籠図|Three Women Enjoying Literary Pursuits is a 1784 ink by Katsukawa Shunchō, a Romanticism work, depicting Reading, held at Metropolitan Museum of Art.
This print shows three women in a garden setting. One stands holding a fan, dressed in a long red robe with a wide black hat. Another kneels on the ground, looking at a book, while the third rests her head on a bag, also in a red outfit. The background has a bridge, trees, and a small house in the distance. The women’s robes have detailed patterns, and their poses suggest a quiet, everyday moment. The artist used bold colors and simple shapes to tell the story. Next, check out reading in Japanese woodblock prints to see how artists depicted this theme.
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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