Untitled
1842
ink
From the collection of Metropolitan Museum of Art
1842
ink
From the collection of Metropolitan Museum of Art
Untitled is a 1842 ink by Keisai Eisen, a Romanticism work, depicting fish, held at Metropolitan Museum of Art.
This print shows a single fish swimming in a light blue background. The fish has a dark, scaly body with a pattern of small lines. Its fins and tail are long, and the water around it has tiny green plants floating. The fish’s scales are made with a crisscross of lines, giving it a textured look. This style is called cross-hatching. Check out cross-hatching to see how artists create depth with lines.
