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Illustration of the Empress Visiting a Field Hospital [in Hiroshima] (Yasen byōin gyōkō no zu)

Kobayashi Kiyochika

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The image depicts a triptych illustration. The left panel shows a woman in a white dress and hat standing beside a hospital bed with a red curtain behind it. A man in a black military uniform with green stripes on his pants stands opposite her. There are several people in white clothing sitting or standing in the background. The middle panel shows a woman in a blue and yellow dress and a woman in a pink and yellow dress. They are both wearing headpieces. A red curtain is visible behind them. The right panel shows a man in a black military uniform with a sword and a woman in a green dress with a yellow sash. The background of each panel is a pink floor and a beige wall.

Artwork Details

Date
1895
Medium
Triptych of woodblock prints; ink and color on paper
Culture
Japan
Dimensions
599 × 310 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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