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French Couple

Utagawa Yoshikazu

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Colorful Japanese woodblock print of a scene. A man and woman are present. The man is standing on the left side. He wears a blue hat, black coat and white pants. He holds a pocket watch on a chain in his right hand. A walking stick is in his left hand. The woman sits on the right side on a low bed with her legs covered by a pink sheet. Her head rests on a pillow. She wears a black robe with colorful sleeves and a white paper in her hand. A mirror and table are to her right. A vertically oriented rectangle with Asian characters is in the upper right. The background fades from blue at top to beige at bottom.

Artwork Details

Date
4th month, 1861
Medium
Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
Culture
Japan
Dimensions
420 × 624 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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