Artwork
Untitled
Untitled is an ink print by the Romanticist artist Eishōsai Chōki. It is held in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
About this work
Overview
Untitled is a woodblock print created by Eishōsai Chōki in 1796, featuring a serene composition with a seated woman surrounded by natural and man-made elements.
Subject & Meaning
The print depicts a woman in a pink robe and black hat, holding a book and fan, with a small ornate box behind her and a boat near a pine-covered island in the background. Japanese text, possibly a poem or scene description, accompanies the image.
Technique & Style
Executed in ink and color on paper, the print showcases the characteristic soft colors and clean lines of the woodblock printing style.
History & Provenance
The print is part of The Metropolitan Museum of Art's collection.
Artist & collection
Artist
Eishōsai Chōki made delicate woodblock prints of women in the late 1700s Edo period.
Binzasara, A Dance with Clappers (From the series Entertainments at the Height of the Niwaka Festival in the Pleasure Quarters)
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Suzumibune gomai-e; Ni|A Party of Geisha in a Suzumi-bune, i.e. "cooling-off boat." (Second Scene of a Boating Party)
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青楼俄全盛遊|The New Year Niwaka Festival in the Pleasure Quarters
Woman of the Yoshiwara Reading Scroll
Woman Reading a Letter (from the series Seven Episodes in the Life of Komachi in the Floating World)
鳥文斎栄之画 「青楼美人六花仙 丁子屋雛鶴鸖」|The Courtesan Hinazuru of the Chōjiya Brothel (Chōjiya Hinazuru), from the series Beauties of the Pleasure Quarters as Six Floral Immortals (Seirō bijin rokkasen)
A Picture by Hishikawa Moronobu: Woman with a Set of Poem Cards
An Attractive Woman Who Looks Like the Actor Iwai Hanshiro V
Woman Holding a Wooden Cup Stand Decorated with Chrysanthemums (from the series Elegant Pictures of the Five Seasonal Festivals)
Courtesan Seated at a Writing Table
The Courtesan Ariwara of the Tsuruya Seated by a Smoking Chest (From the series A Collection of Modern Beauties)
Young Woman Kneeling by a Stand with a Ceremonial Cap (from the series The Six Immortal Poets in Elegant Modern Dress)
The Courtesan Tsukioka of Hyogoya Rolling a Letter (from the series A Selection of Six Authors in the Green Houses)
玉屋内 志津賀|A Courtesan
Muraogi, from the series The False Murasaki's Rustic Genji (Nise Murasaki Inaka Genji)