Untitled
1885
ink
paper
From the collection of Metropolitan Museum of Art
About the artist
Artist
Kobayashi Kiyochika
Kiyochika grew up in Tokyo when the city was turning from samurai streets into a modern capital.
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ink
paper
From the collection of Metropolitan Museum of Art
Dominant colour
Untitled is a 1885 ink by Kobayashi Kiyochika, a Impressionism work, depicting Portrait, held at Metropolitan Museum of Art.
This print shows a man in a long coat and hat, holding a notebook and pencil. Behind him, a group of soldiers march along a riverbank with mountains in the background. The colors are bright but muted, and the scene looks like it’s drawn from life. The man’s outfit and the soldiers’ uniforms suggest this might be a historical moment. The text at the top is in Japanese, and the style mixes detailed figures with loose, sketchy lines. Look up cross-hatching to see how artists create shading with lines.
Kiyochika grew up in Tokyo when the city was turning from samurai streets into a modern capital.
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