1824
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
Pictures of Eastern Brocade (from the series Famous Products of Edo) is a 1824 by Keisai Eisen, a Romanticism work, held at Cleveland Museum of Art.
A woman in a long, flowing robe stands near a wooden fence. Her outfit is dark with bright floral patterns on the skirt, and she holds a fan. Behind her is a small lantern with hanging ribbons, and a framed scene showing a busy street with buildings and people. The artist used bold outlines and flat colors to create a striking image. Notice how the woman’s pose and the background scenes tell a story without words. Look up Keisai Eisen next to see more of his work.
Eisen lived in Edo (now Tokyo) when the city pulsed with theaters, teahouses, and woodblock prints.
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