Untitled
1766
ink
paper
From the collection of Metropolitan Museum of Art
1766
ink
paper
From the collection of Metropolitan Museum of Art
Untitled is a 1766 ink by Suzuki Harunobu, a Romanticism work, depicting Fish, held at Metropolitan Museum of Art.
This print shows a woman in a flowing robe, holding a long scroll covered in writing. She’s standing on a giant fish with a round eye and wavy fins, floating in water. The background is simple, with just a few brushstrokes for waves and sky. The scroll looks like poetry or a story, which was common in Japanese prints. The artist used soft colors and delicate lines to show movement in her clothes and the fish’s scales. Look up cross-hatching next to see how artists build shading with lines.
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