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Drawing Room of a Foreign Business Establishment in Yokohama

Utagawa (Gountei) Sadahide

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Colorful Japanese woodblock print; indoor scene; 6 people; room with green carpet; blue curtains; white walls; two large windows; one on left wall, one on right wall; both with grid pattern; ship visible through windows; chandelier; women wearing kimonos; one woman sitting on chair; one woman standing; one woman sitting on floor; man standing holding bottle; man sitting on floor; table with food; long blue and gold fabric; woman in pink and blue kimono; woman in gray and red kimono; woman in orange and blue kimono; man in black robe; white pants; black hair; man wearing shoes; two white rectangles with Japanese writing; orange rectangle with Japanese writing; Japanese characters on red banner.

Artwork details

Date:
9th month, 1861
Medium:
Center and right sheets of a triptych of woodblock prints; ink and color on paper
Culture:
Japan
Dimensions:
599 × 456 px
Museum record:
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