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Amerikajin

Utagawa Yoshikazu

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Colorful woodblock print of a man and woman sitting at a table. The man on the left is wearing a white hat with a dark band, a navy blue jacket with 6 buttons down the front, white pants and gray shoes. The seated woman on the right has dark brown hair pulled back. She wears a pink top with yellow striped shoulders and a long blue skirt with a gold floral design near the bottom. The man sits on a pink chair and the woman sits on a red chair. Between them is a low table covered with a dark blue cloth and various dishes, a pitcher and a covered dish. The background includes a wall with a large window on the left and a doorway with blue curtains on the right. There are also several vertical banners with Japanese text.

Artwork Details

Date
1862
Medium
Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
Culture
Japan
Dimensions
420 × 625 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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