元日仕度|Preparations for the New Year, from Spring Rain Surimono Album (Harusame surimono-jō, vol. 1)
1817
ink
From the collection of Metropolitan Museum of Art
1817
ink
From the collection of Metropolitan Museum of Art
元日仕度|Preparations for the New Year, from Spring Rain Surimono Album (Harusame surimono-jō, vol. 1) is a 1817 ink by Totoya Hokkei, a Romanticism work, held at Metropolitan Museum of Art.
This print shows two people in a simple room. One person is kneeling, wearing a patterned robe and a bag slung over their shoulder. They’re holding a fan and a small tool. The other person stands nearby, dressed in a loose, dark robe, holding a large fan. On the floor, there’s a bowl and a bucket, and a small fire burns in the corner. The background has a window with a lattice pattern, and there’s Japanese text written across the scene. The colors are soft and muted, with lots of white space. If you like this kind of print, look up The Metropolitan Museum of Art to see more works like it.
