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People of the Five Nations Drinking and Eating (Gokakoku jinbutsu dontaku no zu)

Utagawa Yoshitora

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Triptych print. Left panel: - A man in a red military-style jacket and grey pants stands in foreground on brown floor. - A man in green sits at a brown table with a yellow tablecloth. - A man in blue sits on a red chair. - A man on right wears green. - A man on far left wears green and white and holds a blue parasol. - A brown and red railing spans width. - A body of water with many small boats and two large ships with multiple masts. Middle panel: - A woman in a blue dress with pink lining and a brown skirt. - A woman in a teal dress with a pink shawl. - A man in a blue uniform. - A woman in a black dress. - A man in a black coat. - A man in a red and green uniform. - A white building interior. - Two windows on right wall, one divided into four panes, one into twelve; Right panel: - A woman in a pink and green dress. - A man in a blue military uniform. - A woman in a pink and blue dress. - A man in a black jacket with tails and white shirt. - A man stands on a staircase. - Two windows on right wall. - Three vertical banners with Japanese writing on wall. People are wearing Western clothing and there are Japanese characters on signs.

Artwork Details

Date
1861, 10th month
Medium
Triptych of woodblock prints (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Culture
Japan
Dimensions
600 × 299 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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