Untitled
1779
ink
paper
From the collection of Metropolitan Museum of Art
1779
ink
paper
From the collection of Metropolitan Museum of Art
Untitled is a 1779 ink by Katsukawa Shunshō, a Romanticism work, depicting Actor, held at Metropolitan Museum of Art.
This print shows a woman in a long, flowing robe, standing indoors. She wears a red headpiece and holds a small lantern in one hand while her other hand rests on her hip. The background is dark, with a hint of a tiled floor and a wooden wall. The lantern she holds is a common object in Japanese art, often linked to actors or performers. This piece is a woodblock print, a traditional Japanese printing method. Look up technique: cross-hatching to see how artists create shading with lines.
Katsukawa Shunshō spent his life in Edo (now Tokyo), where the city’s teahouses and theaters buzzed with energy.
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