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!["Rosetsu uses the wisteria tree to frame the painting and to create two separate planes, the foreground and the background. While doing this, he does not paint a very prominent background, thus making the foreground landscape more important and the focal point of the painting...The sinewy shape of the wisteria dominates the painting. There appear to be two separate trunks rooted to a small sliver of land pictured at the left side of the image. These trunks merge into one stem, forming a curve that snugly holds the monkey’s body. The branch continues upward, disappearing at one point until it reappears, winding around the right side of the painting. Rosetsu uses a dark ink to create the trunk and branches of the wisteria, and there does not appear to be any indication of shading or altering the color to appear lighter. This darkening is especially noticeable compared to the stark, white flowers at the top of the painting. Their stems are soft and wispy, as if they are floating in the air."<br /](/media/W1siZiIsIjIwMjIvMDUvMjUvNmkwdGlxNHByYl9kZWZhdWx0LmpwZyJdLFsicCIsInRodW1iIiwiMjQweDIwMCJdXQ?sha=33b948efa249a29f ""Rosetsu uses the wisteria tree to frame the painting and to create two separate planes, the foreground and the background. While doing this, he does not paint a very prominent background, thus making the foreground landscape more important and the focal point of the painting...The sinewy shape of the wisteria dominates the painting. There appear to be two separate trunks rooted to a small sliver of land pictured at the left side of the image. These trunks merge into one stem, forming a curve that snugly holds the monkey’s body. The branch continues upward, disappearing at one point until it reappears, winding around the right side of the painting. Rosetsu uses a dark ink to create the trunk and branches of the wisteria, and there does not appear to be any indication of shading or altering the color to appear lighter. This darkening is especially noticeable compared to the stark, white flowers at the top of the painting. Their stems are soft and wispy, as if they are floating in the air."<br /")
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In Front of the Matsubaya Tea Shop
Accession Number
1938.9
Title
In Front of the Matsubaya Tea Shop
Artist(s)
Kitagawa Utamaro
Artist Nationality
Japanese (culture or style)
Object Creation Date
1789-1801
Medium & Support
color woodblock print on paper
Dimensions
23 5/8 in. x 4 5/16 in. ( 60 cm x 11 cm )
Credit Line
Museum Purchase
Label copy
This narrow print was designed as an advertisement to be posted on a pillar. It shows the grand courtesan of the Matsubaya Tea House accompanied by her young attendant.
Primary Object Classification
Print
Primary Object Type
color print
Collection Area
Asian
Rights
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Keywords
ukiyo e
1938.9
Title
In Front of the Matsubaya Tea Shop
Artist(s)
Kitagawa Utamaro
Artist Nationality
Japanese (culture or style)
Object Creation Date
1789-1801
Medium & Support
color woodblock print on paper
Dimensions
23 5/8 in. x 4 5/16 in. ( 60 cm x 11 cm )
Credit Line
Museum Purchase
Label copy
This narrow print was designed as an advertisement to be posted on a pillar. It shows the grand courtesan of the Matsubaya Tea House accompanied by her young attendant.
Primary Object Classification
Primary Object Type
color print
Collection Area
Asian
Rights
If you are interested in using an image for a publication, please visit http://umma.umich.edu/request-image for more information and to fill out the online Image Rights and Reproductions Request Form.
Keywords
ukiyo e
