"Shadow Figures of a Lantern and a Hawk", c. 1842
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paperexpand_more
Bequest of Louis W. Hill, Jr.expand_more 96.146.204
Not on Viewexpand_more
As comic entertainment, shadow performances were among the many diversions, including music and dance, offered at teahouse parties during the Edo period. In the eleven-print series Improvised Shadow Performances, Hiroshige depicted figures making shadows on shōji screens by contorting their bodies. The images demonstrate how to create ingenious shadows and could easily have been used as a how-to guide for clever shadow making.
Details
- Title
- "Shadow Figures of a Lantern and a Hawk"
- Artist Life
- 1797 - 1858
- Role
- Artist
- Accession Number
- 96.146.204
- Curator Approved
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