Russians Reading and Writing

The image depicts a woodblock print titled "Russians Reading and Writing" by Utagawa Yoshikazu. The print shows two men in Western-style clothing. The man on the left is standing, wearing a green hat, a black overcoat, and white pants. He is holding a long rectangular piece of paper. The man on the right sits on a red chair, wearing a blue hat, a black jacket, and white pants. He is seated at a low green table with his head down, writing on a piece of paper. On the table is an inkwell. To the right of the men is a red table with a stack of books on top. The background of the print is a solid tan color. There are several lines of Japanese text on the print. The text in the upper right corner consists of three lines. There are four lines of text on the left side, mostly vertical.