1824
ink
paper
From the collection of Metropolitan Museum of Art
墨をする官女『春雨集』 摺物帖|Court Lady at Her Writing TableFrom the Spring Rain Collection (Harusame shū), vol. 3 is a 1824 ink by Yashima Gakutei, a Romanticism work, depicting Writing, held at Metropolitan Museum of Art.
This painting shows a woman in a kimono sitting at a low table. She is writing with a brush on a long, thin sheet of paper. The woman's kimono is patterned with flowers and leaves, and she has long black hair. The table has a red cloth underneath it, and there are books and papers on the table. The background is light-colored with some circular shapes. The painting is a woodblock print, ink, and color on paper. It is part of an album of woodblock prints called "surimono". You might also enjoy looking at the Romanticism movement.
Yashima Gakutei (Japanese: 八島岳亭; c. 1786 – 1868) was a Japanese artist and poet who was a pupil of both Totoya Hokkei and Hokusai. Gakutei is best known for his kyōka poetry and surimono works.
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