Gompachi Komurasaki no Toko no Tsuki|逢身八契 権八小紫の床の通気|Shared Feelings in the Bedchamber of Komurasaki and Gompachi
1795
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From the collection of Metropolitan Museum of Art
1795
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From the collection of Metropolitan Museum of Art
This print shows two women in a quiet room. One sits on a low cushion, her head tilted back, eyes closed. The other stands beside her, dressed in dark robes with a patterned sleeve, holding her hand. Behind them, a small round picture hangs on the wall—a landscape with a bridge and trees. The standing woman’s sleeve is filled with tiny lines, a trick to show texture. The artist used this to make the fabric look real. Look up cross-hatching to see how artists create depth with lines.
