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Illustration of the Police Superintendent and his men Receiving Wine (Keishi kakutai e sake tamawaru mono no zu)

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The image shows a colorful illustration of a crowded room. A man in a red vest and white pants sits on the left. He faces right. A woman in a blue kimono faces left. The floor has a patterned rug with red, green, and purple. The walls are white with blue panels. Red banners hang from the ceiling. Two chandeliers hang from the ceiling. A woman in a white kimono plays a large drum. People sit at a long red table. Some people wear Western-style clothing. Some people wear kimonos. There are pink lanterns.

Artwork Details

Date
September 1877
Medium
Triptych of woodblock prints; ink and color on paper
Culture
Japan
Dimensions
599 × 336 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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