Artwork
歌川芳盛画 「鳥獣図會」豹と阿蘭陀婦人|“Dutchwoman with Leopard,” from the series Pictures of Birds and Animals (Chōjū zue)
歌川芳盛画 「鳥獣図會」豹と阿蘭陀婦人|“Dutchwoman with Leopard,” from the series Pictures of Birds and Animals (Chōjū zue) is an ink print by the Impressionist artist Utagawa Yoshimori. It dates from 7 and is held in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
About this work
Overview
This woodblock print, 'Dutchwoman with Leopard,' is from the series Pictures of Birds and Animals (Chōjū zue) by Utagawa Yoshimori. Created using ink and color on paper, it is part of The Metropolitan Museum of Art's collection.
Subject & Meaning
The print depicts a woman in a blue dress with a red collar and ornate headpiece, holding a white rabbit beside a leopard with dark spots. The simple background suggests a serene environment with water and sky.
Technique & Style
The leopard's spots are rendered with sharp black lines, giving the animal a lifelike appearance. This attention to detail reflects a style popular in contemporary Japanese animal portraits.
Artist & collection
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「広影写生 両国の虎」|“The Tiger of Ryōkoku,” from the series True Scenes by Hirokage
Untitled
Woman with a Veil
「今昔未見 生物猛虎之真図」|Never Seen Before: True Picture of a Live Wild Tiger (Konjaku miken, Ikimono mōko no shinzu)
Tiger and Magpie
「岩井半四郎図」|The Actor Iwai Hanshiro as a Courtesan Reading a Love Letter while Mounted on a Black Ox
Kashiwade no Hatebe
Untitled
Tiger in Wind
江戸仕入大津土産|Young Woman with an Otsue Demon Dressed as an Itinerant Priest
喜多川歌麿画 「美人気量競 五明楼 花扇」|“Hanaōgi of the Gomeirō,” from the series Comparing the Charms of Beauties (Bijin kiryō kurabe: Gomeirō Hanaōgi)
木曽街道六十九次之内・下諏訪 八重垣姫|Princess Yaegaki