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Untitled

Kurokawa Michita

1820

ink

paper

From the collection of Metropolitan Museum of Art

Romanticism Early 19th Century Fish Waterfall

Dominant colour

Untitled is a 1820 ink by Kurokawa Michita, a Romanticism work, depicting Fish, held at Metropolitan Museum of Art.

Who painted this?: Kurokawa Michita
When & what style?: 1820 · Romanticism
Where can I see it?: Metropolitan Museum of Art

About this work

This print shows a large fish leaping out of water, its body twisted mid-jump. Below it, another fish lies still on rocks near wavy lines that look like water. Thin, dark strokes make the fish’s scales and the splash around it. The artist used quick, sharp lines to show movement, especially in the water’s spray. The fish’s mouth is open wide, like it’s gasping for air. Next, look up cross-hatching to see how artists build texture with layers of lines.