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“Act II, Scene 5: At the Opera in Paris,” from the series The Strange Tale of the Castaways: A Western Kabuki

Adachi Ginkō

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Colorful woodblock print depicting a chaotic scene. A man in a red and black checkered coat and black hat appears to be fighting with a man in a blue suit and green hat. A woman in a yellow dress and white headscarf stands behind them, and a man in a gray suit and hat lies on the ground. The background features a mountain range at night and a building with a tiled roof. Japanese text is visible in the top-left and bottom-right corners.

Artwork details

Date:
1879
Medium:
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper; vertical ōban
Culture:
Japan
Dimensions:
419 × 624 px
Museum record:
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