Oranda|A Dutch Group
2
ink
From the collection of Metropolitan Museum of Art
2
ink
From the collection of Metropolitan Museum of Art
Oranda|A Dutch Group is a 2 ink by Utagawa Yoshikazu, a Impressionism work, held at Metropolitan Museum of Art.
This print shows three people in a small, busy kitchen. A woman in a wide red skirt holds a baby while standing near a stove with a pan. A man in a hat sits at a table, eating, with another man in dark clothes stirring something on the stove. The walls are plain brick, and the floor is wooden. Outside the window, a boat floats on water. The artist used bold colors and simple shapes to show daily life. The text at the top is Japanese, and the scene looks like a snapshot of a moment in time. Look up Utagawa Yoshikazu to see more of his work.
