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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
Museum record:
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