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Untitled

Nagayama Koin

1850

ink

paper

From the collection of Metropolitan Museum of Art

Romanticism Early 19th Century

Dominant colour

Untitled is a 1850 ink by Nagayama Koin, a Romanticism work, held at Metropolitan Museum of Art.

Who painted this?: Nagayama Koin
When & what style?: 1850 · Romanticism
Where can I see it?: Metropolitan Museum of Art

About this work

This print shows two figures lying on the ground under a fence. The person on the left wears a purple robe with red and green patterns, while the person on the right is dressed in a white robe with a black hat. The background has a green fence, a cloudy sky, and some grass with a small plant. The artist used ink and color on paper, a style called woodblock printing. This type of art was often made by hand and shared among small groups. Next, look up cross-hatching to see how artists create shading with lines.