Yuki|雪月花 雪|Snow
1769
ink
From the collection of Metropolitan Museum of Art
1769
ink
From the collection of Metropolitan Museum of Art
Yuki|雪月花 雪|Snow is a 1769 ink by Suzuki Harunobu, a Romanticism work, depicting umbrella, held at Metropolitan Museum of Art.
This print shows three people walking together under umbrellas. The person on the left holds a small fan and wears a red robe with gold trim. The middle figure, a man, carries a large yellow umbrella. The person on the right, also in red, holds a smaller umbrella. All three have dark hair styled neatly, and the background is a simple, light gray sky. Notice how the umbrellas shield them from something—likely rain or snow—while their robes flow loosely. The artist used soft colors and delicate lines to show movement and detail. Look up cross-hatching next to see how artists create shading with lines.
