三代目大谷廣右衛門|The Third Otani Hiroemon as an Outlaw Standing Near a Willow Tree
3
ink
paper
From the collection of Metropolitan Museum of Art
3
ink
paper
From the collection of Metropolitan Museum of Art
三代目大谷廣右衛門|The Third Otani Hiroemon as an Outlaw Standing Near a Willow Tree is a 3 ink by Katsukawa Shunshō, a Romanticism work, depicting Actor, held at Metropolitan Museum of Art.
This print shows a man in a dark, flowing robe and bare feet, struggling under a heavy wooden beam. His face is twisted in effort, and he’s holding a scroll or fan in one hand. Behind him, a small picture inside the scroll depicts another person. The background has a few bare branches and a faint outline of a tree. The artist used bold black outlines and flat colors to create strong contrasts. The man’s exaggerated expressions and dramatic pose suggest he’s playing a character in trouble. Look up actor to see how theater shaped this kind of art.
Katsukawa Shunshō spent his life in Edo (now Tokyo), where the city’s teahouses and theaters buzzed with energy.
See the richer artist page
