当世美人三遊 芸妓|“Geisha” from the series Three Amusements of Contemporary Beauties (Tōsei bijin san’yū: Geigi)
1800
ink
paper
From the collection of Metropolitan Museum of Art
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1800
ink
paper
From the collection of Metropolitan Museum of Art
当世美人三遊 芸妓|“Geisha” from the series Three Amusements of Contemporary Beauties (Tōsei bijin san’yū: Geigi) is a 1800 ink by Kitagawa Utamaro, a Romanticism work, held at Metropolitan Museum of Art.
Two women in traditional Japanese robes stand side by side. Their clothes are soft colors—pale green, cream, and black—with flowing sleeves and wide skirts. One holds a fan, the other a small hanging bell. Both wear tall black hairpieces and quiet, calm expressions. The lines in their robes are made with tiny, repeated marks, giving the fabric texture. This style was common in Japanese prints to show depth without shading. Look up cross-hatching to see how artists create shadows this way.
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