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Dutchmen

Utagawa Yoshitora

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Dutchmen by Utagawa Yoshitora: A color woodblock print of a seated man and standing woman. The man sits on the left in a yellow chair with a gold frame. He has medium length brown hair. He wears a black kimono with gold buttons over a tan shirt. His pants have a blue and white diamond pattern. He looks up to the right. His hands at chest height hold a blue book with a yellow rectangle on the cover. The woman on the right stands with her body facing left and her head turned forward. She has a medium length brown hairstyle. She wears a coral pink top with billow sleeves and gold bands around the cuffs. Her collar and scarf are blue. Her skirt is blue with a blue on blue floral design. She holds a writing implement in her right hand, pointing it towards her chest. Her left hand extends towards the man. There is Japanese text on the right. The background is yellow with a blue gradient across the top.

Artwork Details

Date
1860
Medium
Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
Culture
Japan
Dimensions
431 × 625 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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