Woman Writing
1780
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
About the artist
1780
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
Woman Writing is a 1780 by Kitagawa Utamaro, a Romanticism work, held at Cleveland Museum of Art.
The painting shows a woman sitting at a desk, writing with a brush. She's dressed in traditional Japanese clothes. The woman is focused on her work, with a gentle expression. This painting is interesting because it gives us a glimpse into daily life in Japan during the Edo period. The artist paid attention to details like the woman's clothes and the furniture. To learn more about this style, look up the technique of chiaroscuro.
