Untitled
1790
ink
From the collection of Metropolitan Museum of Art
1790
ink
From the collection of Metropolitan Museum of Art
Untitled is a 1790 ink by Katsukawa Shunzan, a Romanticism work, depicting arrow, held at Metropolitan Museum of Art.
This print shows three women in long robes standing on a balcony. The woman in the middle holds a fan and a small object that looks like an arrow. The other two women wear wide sleeves and carry round bags. Behind them, a garden and distant mountains fade into light colors. The woman in black has a fan decorated with circles, while the others wear robes with floral patterns. Their shoes peek out from under their skirts, and one woman’s hat has a dark band. Look up cross-hatching next to see how artists create shading with lines.
