Untitled
1790
ink
paper
From the collection of Metropolitan Museum of Art
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Kitao Masayoshi
Kitao Masayoshi (1764–1824) was a Japanese artist, born in Edo.
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ink
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From the collection of Metropolitan Museum of Art
Untitled is a 1790 ink by Kitao Masayoshi, a Romanticism work, depicting Garden, held at Metropolitan Museum of Art.
This print shows three people in a garden. Two women in bright, patterned robes stand near a pond, one holding a fan. A man in a brown outfit kneels in front of them, looking up. The background is full of flowers, trees, and a small bridge. The colors are soft but bold, with lots of reds, greens, and blues. Notice how the garden looks both real and stylized—flowers are big and bright, but the trees are simple lines. The artist used a mix of flat colors and fine details, like the patterns on the robes. Next, check out cross-hatching to see how artists build texture with lines.
Kitao Masayoshi (1764–1824) was a Japanese artist, born in Edo.
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