忠臣蔵四段目|A Woman and a Man Arranging Flowers for the Tsukimi (Moon Festival)
1802
ink
paper
From the collection of Metropolitan Museum of Art
About the artist
1802
ink
paper
From the collection of Metropolitan Museum of Art
忠臣蔵四段目|A Woman and a Man Arranging Flowers for the Tsukimi (Moon Festival) is a 1802 ink by Kitagawa Utamaro, a Romanticism work, depicting Flower, held at Metropolitan Museum of Art.
This woodblock print shows a woman and a man arranging flowers for the Tsukimi (Moon Festival). The woman, dressed in a black kimono with white flowers, holds a box and looks down. The man, in a red kimono, kneels beside her, tending to the flowers. In the background, a small inset shows another woman and a child. The print's colors are muted, with shades of red, black, and beige dominating the scene. The overall mood is serene, capturing a quiet moment of domestic life. Look up the artist Kitagawa Utamaro to see more of his work.
