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Foreigners Enjoying a Banquet

Utagawa Yoshikazu

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Colorful woodblock print depicting Westerners in 19th-century attire. The woman on the left wears a black shawl over a blue and red dress and a long yellow skirt. She faces a man in a black top hat, red shawl, white pants, and a green vest. In the background to the right, a girl in a blue dress with a yellow hem carries a red basket. To the right, a man in a brown hat sits at a table with a man in a green hat. The man sitting wears a black jacket and tan pants. A woman stands behind them, wearing a blue and yellow dress. The background features a building with white walls and green floors. The scene shows both interior and exterior spaces. The exterior shows a gate and trees in the distance.

Artwork Details

Date
2nd month, 1862
Medium
Triptych of woodblock prints; ink and color on paper
Culture
Japan
Dimensions
600 × 312 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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