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Untitled

Sensai Eiko

1874

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paper

From the collection of Metropolitan Museum of Art

Impressionism Realism Late 19th Century Ceremony

Dominant colour

Untitled is a 1874 ink by Sensai Eiko, a Impressionism work, depicting Ceremony, held at Metropolitan Museum of Art.

Who painted this?: Sensai Eiko
When & what style?: 1874 · Impressionism
Where can I see it?: Metropolitan Museum of Art

About this work

This print shows two big rooms with groups of people sitting in rows. They’re dressed in dark formal clothes, some in green robes, and a few stand near red carpets. The rooms have wooden floors, paper screens, and a purple curtain in the back. At the front, a man in a long black robe walks toward a seated figure on a raised platform. The top of the print has Japanese text, likely explaining the scene. The colors are bold—red carpets, dark clothes, and bright green for some figures. The layout looks like a formal gathering, maybe for an event or meeting. Next, look up ceremony to see how these kinds of scenes were used in art.

About the artist

Artist

Sensai Eiko

Sensai Eiko made untitled diptych woodblock prints in the 1870s. Two dark, layered panels—ink and color on paper—show a single scene split across hinged boards. The prints belong to the late Edo period, when artists…

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