喜多川歌麿画 琴棋書画|The Four Accomplishments (Kinkishoga)
1789
ink
paper
From the collection of Metropolitan Museum of Art
About the artist
1789
ink
paper
From the collection of Metropolitan Museum of Art
喜多川歌麿画 琴棋書画|The Four Accomplishments (Kinkishoga) is a 1789 ink by Kitagawa Utamaro, a Romanticism work, depicting House, held at Metropolitan Museum of Art.
This painting shows three connected scenes with people dressed in traditional Japanese clothing. On the left, women sit around a table, some holding brushes or fans. The middle scene has a woman in bright orange standing outside, while others work on the ground nearby. The right side shows a woman in a room with a child playing on the floor and another person outside a window. Notice how the colors are soft, and the people look calm and busy with daily tasks. The artist used a method called *cross-hatching* to add depth to the clothing and backgrounds. Look up cross-hatching to see how artists create shading with lines.
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