逢身八契 権八小紫の床の通気|Gonpachi ni Komurasaki no Toko no Tsuki
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 people in a quiet, dimly lit room. One person is kneeling, holding a fan and looking down. The other stands, dressed in a dark, patterned robe with a tall black hat, holding the first person’s hand. A small round picture of a moonlit landscape hangs on the wall beside a sign with Japanese writing. The standing figure’s robe uses fine lines to create shading—this is called cross-hatching. It makes the fabric look textured and three-dimensional. Check out cross-hatching to see how artists build depth with just lines.
