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Two Men Wearing Brown Coats, also Straw Hats with Brown Bows

Yashima Gakutei

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Two men wearing brown coats and straw hats with brown bows; one man on the right and one on the left. The man on the left wears a blue and white coat and a blue hat; he holds a blue and white umbrella. The man on the right wears a brown and white coat and a brown hat; he holds a brown and white umbrella. Both men have white pants and black shoes, and both walk to the left. They are on a background with vertical black lines on a beige base. There are vertical columns of foreign writing in black ink on either side of the men. A thick black line separates the two panels. The artwork is by Yashima Gakutei and titled "Two Men Wearing Brown Coats, also Straw Hats with Brown Bows".

Artwork Details

Medium
Woodblock print (surimono); ink and color on paper
Culture
Japan
Dimensions
599 × 336 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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