1716
ink
paper
From the collection of Metropolitan Museum of Art
Untitled is a 1716 ink by Torii Kiyomasu I, a Baroque work, depicting Actor, held at Metropolitan Museum of Art.
This print shows a woman in a bright red and black outfit, holding a large umbrella striped in red and cream. She’s also holding a fan and a scroll, with cherry blossoms floating around her. The background is simple, with just a few bare branches and more blossoms. Notice how the lines in her sleeves and hat use tiny crisscross strokes to fill in shadows—this is called *cross-hatching*. It gives the print a textured look. Look up cross-hatching to see how artists use it in different styles.
Torii Kiyomasu was the shop name of a printmaker in Edo—modern Tokyo—who spent his short career plastering the city with bold, eye-catching posters.
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