Artwork
Kitchugi|Dancers of Tachibana Street
Kitchugi|Dancers of Tachibana Street is an ink print by the Baroque artist Torii Kiyonaga. It dates from 1778 and is held in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
About this work
Overview
Kitchugi|Dancers of Tachibana Street is a woodblock print created by Torii Kiyonaga in 1778. The print is held at The Metropolitan Museum of Art.
Subject & Meaning
The print depicts three women walking together, dressed in long robes and tall hair buns, each carrying an object: a folded cloth, a red fan, and a black umbrella with white dots. Their calm faces and the simplicity of the umbrella suggest a serene, everyday scene.
Technique & Style
The print features flat colors and clean outlines, characteristic of its style. The women's outfits display bold colors, including black, red, and gold, with patterns on the skirts, achieved through the use of ink and color on paper.
Artist & collection
「風俗東之錦」 武家の息女と侍女と若党 |A Lady from a Samurai Household with Three Attendants, from the series A Brocade of Eastern Manners (Fūzoku Azuma no nishiki)
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『雛形若菜初模様 玉や内 しら玉』|The Courtesan Shiratama of the Tamaya Brothel, from the series “A Pat-tern Book of the Year’s First Designs, Fresh as Spring Herbs” (“Hinagata wakana hatsu moyō”)
Sako no Suzumi|Cooling Off at Nakazu
『雛形若菜初模様 四ツ目屋内 にしき木』|The Courtesan Nishikigi of the Yotsumeya Brothel, from the series “A Pattern Book of the Year’s First Designs, Fresh as Spring Herbs” (“Hinagata wakana hatsu moyō”)
喜多川歌麿画 絵兄弟娘道成寺 見立猿廻し 「絵兄弟」|A Woman Dressing a Girl for a the Kabuki Dance “Musume Dojōji,” with “Brother Picture” (E-kyōdai) of a Monkey Trainer
Ukiyoe Ga|The Beauty of the Floating World
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「風俗東之錦」 姫君と侍女四人|High-Ranking Samurai Girl with Four Attendants, from the series A Brocade of Eastern Manners (Fūzoku Azuma no nishiki)
Kitchugi|Geisha of the Tachibana Street