Untitled
1900
ink
paper
From the collection of Metropolitan Museum of Art
About the artist
1900
ink
paper
From the collection of Metropolitan Museum of Art
Untitled is a 1900 ink by Kubo Shunman, a Romanticism work, depicting Table, held at Metropolitan Museum of Art.
A small wooden table holds brushes, ink stones, and a folded letter. The objects sit in soft light, almost glowing against the dark background. This is a *surimono*—a fancy print made for private gifts, not shops. The artist carved every line by hand, then pressed paper onto the wet ink. The paper’s still crisp after 200 years. Look up *cross-hatching* to see how tiny ink lines build shadows here.
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