Untitled
1824
ink
From the collection of Metropolitan Museum of Art
1824
ink
From the collection of Metropolitan Museum of Art
Untitled is a 1824 ink by Keisai Eisen, a Romanticism work, depicting portrait, held at Metropolitan Museum of Art.
This print shows a woman’s face in profile, her hair styled in a high, swirling knot. She wears a red sleeve with white polka dots and a green collar. Behind her, a fan and a flower branch add details, while the background is mostly black and gold lines. Notice how the artist uses tiny parallel lines to create shading—this is called cross-hatching. It gives the hair and clothes texture without needing lots of color. Look up cross-hatching to see how other artists use this technique.
