1778
ink
paper
From the collection of Metropolitan Museum of Art
勝川春好画 四代目岩井半四郎|Kabuki Actor Iwai Hanshirō IV is a 1778 ink by Katsukawa Shunkō, a Romanticism work, depicting Actor, held at Metropolitan Museum of Art.
In this painting, a woman is standing in front of a wooden wall. She is wearing a black kimono with pink flowers and a long, flowing skirt. Her hair is styled in an updo with chopsticks. The woman's kimono has a circular emblem on the chest, and she is holding the edge of her kimono with her right hand. The background of the painting is a light brown color, with a darker brown wooden wall behind the woman. If you're interested in learning more about Japanese art, you might want to check out the work of artist Katsukawa Shunkō.
Katsukawa Shunkō spent his life in Edo, where crowded theaters and teahouses buzzed around him.
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