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Foreigners Studying at Night

Utagawa Yoshikazu

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Colorful woodblock print. Woman in long gray plaid skirt and red and gray top faces away from viewer looking into a square mirror on a brown table. The mirror reflects her upper body. Brown hair pulled back in a bun. Man reclining on a red and green chaise lounge with one leg bent. His brown hair is mussed. He wears a white jacket and black pants. Man and chaise are in an adjoining room. A green wall with white trim separates the rooms. The woman's room has a blue floor. Blue banner along the top edge contains Japanese characters.

Artwork Details

Date
1861
Medium
Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
Culture
Japan
Dimensions
414 × 624 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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