Artwork
Untitled
Untitled is an ink print by the Romanticist artist Yoshitoshi. It dates from 1860 and is held in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
About this work
Overview
Untitled is a triptych of woodblock prints by Tsukioka Yoshitoshi, dated to 1860, currently in the collection of The Metropolitan Museum of Art.
Subject & Meaning
The print depicts a dynamic scene of a man in vigorous motion, riding a horse in mid-leap. He is armed with a sword in one hand and a flag in the other, with his hair and cape flowing wildly, conveying intense energy and action.
Technique & Style
Yoshitoshi employed bold black lines, reminiscent of quick sketches, to emphasize speed. The background features minimal, expressive brushstrokes suggesting wind or motion, while the color palette is bright yet restrained, primarily blues, reds, and greens, focusing attention on the central action.
History & Provenance
Created in 1860, the work is now part of The Metropolitan Museum of Art's collection, highlighting its preservation and accessibility for study.
Artist & collection
Artist
Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (Japanese: 月岡芳年; also named Taiso Yoshitoshi 大蘇芳年; 30 April 1839 – 9 June 1892) was a Japanese printmaker.
Murasaki Shikibu at Ishiyamadera Temple, based on the print “The Moon at Ishiyama,” from the series One Hundred Aspects of the Moon (Tsuki hyakushi: Ishiyama no tsuki)
The Spirit of the Deceased Yūgao Entwined in Moonflower Vines, based on the print “The Lady of the Evening Faces,” from the series One Hundred Aspects of the Moon (Tsuki hyakushi: Genji Yūgao no maki)
見立多以尽 - 洋行がしたい|Collection of Desires, Wish for Foreign Travel (Mitate Tai zukushi-yōkō ga shitai)
郵便報知新聞 645号|Postal Hōchi Newspaper no. 645, Englishman raping a wine shopkeeper's daughter (Yūbin Hōchi shinbun, roppyaku yonjū gogō)
月岡芳年筆 不動明王∙祐天上人図|Fudō Myōō Threatening a Novice
January: Celebrating the New Year
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真柴秀吉公名護屋陣先手諸将繰出之図|Hideyoshi and His Troops Leaving Nagoya Camp (Mashiba Hideyoshi kō nagoya jin saki te no shoshō kuridashi no zu)
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Arashi Rikan II as Kizu Kansuke; Ichikawa Ebijuro II as Horiguchi Manzaemon
Ichikawa Ebijūrō II as Horiguchi Manzaemon from the Kabuki Play "Eight Views of the Kizu River by Boating Song"
Ichikawa Ebijūrō II as Horiguchi Manzaemon (right), Arashi Rikan II as Kizu Kansuke, Nakayama Bunshichi III as Hayashi Sanzemon (center), and Asao Gakujurō as the Ferryman Sanjūrō (left) from the Kabuki Play "Eight Views of the Kizu River by Boating Song"
Ichikawa Ebijuro II as Horiguchi Manzaemon
Arashi Rikan II as Kizu Kansuke and Nakayama Bunshichi III as Hayashi Sanzemon from the Kabuki Play "Eight Views of the Kizu River by Boating Song"
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Asao Gakujurō as the Ferryman Sanjūrō from the Kabuki Play "Eight Views of the Kizu River by Boating Song"
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A Samurai on Horseback
武勇雪月花之内 ゑびらの梅|Plum Blossoms in the Forrest of Ikuta, from the series Bravery-Beauty of the four seasons (Buyū setsugekka no uchi-Ikuta no mori, Ebira no ume)