Untitled
1780
ink
paper
From the collection of Metropolitan Museum of Art
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Kitao Shigemasa
Kitao Shigemasa (北尾 重政; 1739 – 8 March 1820) was a Japanese ukiyo-e artist from Edo.
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ink
paper
From the collection of Metropolitan Museum of Art
Untitled is a 1780 ink by Kitao Shigemasa, a Romanticism work, depicting Actor, held at Metropolitan Museum of Art.
This print shows two women in bright, patterned robes. One kneels, holding a fan, while the other stands behind her, adjusting her hair. Both wear tall black hats and hold fans or brushes. A red fish floats above them, almost touching the standing woman’s hat. The fish seems out of place—it’s not part of their world. The clothes look like they’re from a theater, maybe costumes for actors. Next, look up actor to see how performers dressed in old Japan.
Kitao Shigemasa (北尾 重政; 1739 – 8 March 1820) was a Japanese ukiyo-e artist from Edo.
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