Asazuma-bune|Courtesan in Ancient Costume Seated in a Boat
1850
ink
paper
From the collection of Metropolitan Museum of Art
About the artist
1850
ink
paper
From the collection of Metropolitan Museum of Art
Asazuma-bune|Courtesan in Ancient Costume Seated in a Boat is a 1850 ink by Kubo Shunman, a Romanticism work, depicting Boat, held at Metropolitan Museum of Art.
This print shows two scenes stacked vertically. The top picture has a small boat with two people rowing through calm water, one holding an umbrella. The bottom picture is a woman in a boat, wearing a long robe and a fan, with a bamboo leaf blowing in the wind. The border and text suggest this was meant as a special print, not just a regular one. The artist used bold outlines and flat colors to tell the story clearly. Look up cross-hatching to see how artists create shading with lines.
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