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Splendor of the Procession of General Grant from America (Beikoku Guranto-shi go tsūkō no han'ei)

Toyohara Kunichika

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Triptych print with red border on aged paper. Dark blue background. Silhouetted figures of people in foreground, varying heights. Figures appear to be watching a procession. In distance, crowd of people on street. Buildings line street. Japanese and American flags fly on left. Flags have tassels. Row of red lanterns hangs across street. Japanese text in two blocks. Vertical text on left side. Horizontal text on right side. Aged paper shows signs of wear. Paper has off-white color with darker edges.

Artwork details

Date:
1879
Medium:
Triptych of woodblock prints; ink and color on paper
Culture:
Japan
Dimensions:
599 × 311 px
Museum record:
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