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A Foreigner's Wine Party (Gaikokujin shuen no zu), from an untitled series of foreigners at home

Utagawa Yoshikazu

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Colorful Japanese woodblock print depicts a scene of Western foreigners socializing. The scene shows two men sitting at a low table with a red top and black base. The man on the left sits on a chair with a high back; he wears a black jacket and holds a wine glass. The man on the right sits on a low platform; he wears a black jacket and a gray hat and holds a bottle. The man on the right sits facing right. Standing between them is a woman, wearing a dark green dress and holding a bottle. The table features several wine glasses and a large dish with small objects on it; another table with objects, including a large glass dome, is on the left. The room features a window with checked curtains on the back wall; a bookshelf is on the right wall. Characters are written in a blue strip along the top. Characters are written vertically on the left wall.

Artwork Details

Date
10th month, 1860
Medium
Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
Culture
Japan
Dimensions
427 × 624 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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