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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
Museum record:
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