1797
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
Man and Two Women at the Sea Shore is a 1797 by Utagawa Toyokuni I, a Romanticism work, held at Cleveland Museum of Art.
This print shows three people sitting by the water. The man and two women are dressed in loose, flowing clothes. The background has wavy lines for the sea and a boat in the distance. One woman holds a fan, and the other holds a small bowl. The artist used bold black outlines and flat colors, which makes the figures stand out against the lighter background. This style is common in Japanese woodblock prints. Look up Utagawa Toyokuni to see more prints like this one.
Toyokuni was a born showman who made sure the energy of Edo’s kabuki stage never faded on paper.
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