Untitled
1790
ink
paper
From the collection of Metropolitan Museum of Art
1790
ink
paper
From the collection of Metropolitan Museum of Art
Untitled is a 1790 ink by Katsukawa Shunchō, a Romanticism work, held at Metropolitan Museum of Art.
This print shows three women in traditional Japanese robes standing near a wooden building. The woman on the left holds a fan while looking up, the middle one carries a woven basket, and the right woman wears a wide-brimmed hat. Their clothes have bright colors and patterns, like flowers and leaves, and the background has a fence, trees, and a sign with Japanese writing. The clean lines and flat colors suggest this was made using woodblock printing, a common technique in Japanese art. The scene feels calm but lively, with each woman engaged in her own quiet moment. Look up cross-hatching next to see how artists create depth with lines.
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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