喜多川歌麿画 『男踏歌』 鶯の餌すり|“Preparing Food for the Warbler,” from the album Men’s Stamping Dance (Otoko dōka, uguisu no esa suri)
1798
ink
From the collection of Metropolitan Museum of Art
1798
ink
From the collection of Metropolitan Museum of Art
喜多川歌麿画 『男踏歌』 鶯の餌すり|“Preparing Food for the Warbler,” from the album Men’s Stamping Dance (Otoko dōka, uguisu no esa suri) is a 1798 ink by Kitagawa Utamaro, a Romanticism work, depicting bird, held at Metropolitan Museum of Art.
This picture shows three women in a room. One sits by a window, looking outside. Another woman leans on the windowsill, watching a bird. The third woman stands nearby, holding a basket. Outside the window, you can see a mountain and a few trees with small white flowers. The women seem busy with daily tasks. The woman by the window might be feeding a bird. The room looks clean and simple, with light colors and a few objects on the floor. Want to know more? Check out Kitagawa Utamaro.
