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A Prussian Couple

Utagawa Yoshitora

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

A Prussian couple depicted in a colorful woodblock print. The man is on the left; he wears a blue outfit with a vibrant yellow, orange and green patterned wrap; the wrap is draped over his left shoulder. He also wears striped pants and holds a wicker basket filled with red objects in his left hand. He offers a wrapped object to a woman with his right hand. The woman is on the right; she wears a red jacket with gold buttons, a gray skirt with a small dark pattern, and a red head covering that drapes down her back. She holds a closed umbrella in her right hand. The background shows a bridge, trees, and buildings under a blue sky; a red banner with black Japanese characters is in the upper left corner.

Artwork details

Date:
12th month, 1860
Medium:
Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
Culture:
Japan
Dimensions:
408 × 624 px
Museum record:
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