吾妻美人ゑらみ|A Tea-house Waitress
1795
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From the collection of Metropolitan Museum of Art
1795
ink
From the collection of Metropolitan Museum of Art
This print shows a woman in profile, wearing a large, layered hat with a flower tucked into it. She’s holding a fan in one hand and resting her elbow on a table. On the table sits a simple tea bowl with a pale design. The background is plain, keeping focus on her face and the hat. The artist used clean lines and soft colors, with some shading under the hat’s brim. The tea bowl looks delicate, almost like it could break. Next, check out cross-hatching to see how artists build shadows with lines.
