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Illustration of Ladies-in-waiting boarding at a station (Kanjo sutēshon chakusha zu)

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Three-panel artwork depicting a scene with women and men. The left panel shows a man in a red jacket and black hat bending down near the lower-left corner. Behind him are two men in dark uniforms, one standing and one on a horse. There are colorful awnings with red circles above the men. The center and right panels show four women wearing long red skirts and colorful blouses. The women have white shawls around their shoulders and black hair. The background of the center and right panels is a wall with a green geometric pattern. There are men in dark uniforms in the background of the center and right panels. The right panel shows the women walking to the right. The center and right panels have a vertical element with writing on it. The entire artwork has a beige background.

Artwork Details

Date
1879
Medium
Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
Culture
Japan
Dimensions
600 × 283 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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