Untitled
1818
ink
From the collection of Metropolitan Museum of Art
1818
ink
From the collection of Metropolitan Museum of Art
Untitled is a 1818 ink by Utagawa Toyokuni II, a Romanticism work, depicting actor, held at Metropolitan Museum of Art.
This painting shows a man in a red costume with a black and white patterned vest. He's holding a sword in his right hand and a long stick in his left. The man has black hair and a red face paint design. He's wearing a red and white butterfly-patterned skirt. The background is a light yellow color with some Japanese writing on it. The man in the painting is an actor, and the painting is a type of Japanese art called a woodblock print. The artist used ink and color on paper to create the image. If you like this painting, you might also like the work of artist Utagawa Toyoshige.
