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Concert of European Music (Ōshū kangengaku gassō no zu)

Yōshū (Hashimoto) Chikanobu

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Colorful triptych print depicting a concert scene. The scene shows musicians and singers performing in a room. The room has a patterned carpet with red, green, and yellow designs. There are three panels. The left panel shows a group of people in traditional Japanese clothing standing in front of a wall holding music sheets, a man in a black suit standing behind them playing a double bass. The center panel shows a couple in traditional Japanese clothing standing, two men in black suits one playing a cello and the other a violin. The right panel shows a man in a black suit playing a trumpet, a woman in traditional Japanese clothing sitting at a brown piano. The background has purple curtains with white floral patterns and a chandelier. There are Japanese characters on two banners. The overall style blends Western and Japanese aesthetics.

Artwork Details

Date
1889
Medium
Triptych of woodblock prints; ink and color on paper
Culture
Japan
Dimensions
600 × 397 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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