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Autumn Moon at Miyozaki

Utagawa Yoshitora

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The image depicts a colorful woodblock print titled "Autumn Moon at Miyozaki" by Utagawa Yoshitora. The scene shows a man and woman indoors. The man wears a black military-style jacket with gold buttons and red epaulets, white pants, and black shoes; he has short brown hair and points with his right hand. The woman wears a blue kimono with gold accents, a blue under-kimono, and a black and gold headpiece; she looks down and to the left. The background features a room with pink flooring, a low table with a red and gold surface to the left, and a window with white shoji screens and a black railing. Outside the window, a full moon shines in a blue sky. A pink circle with black Japanese characters hangs in the upper right. A vertical blue and white striped pattern with Japanese text is on the right edge.

Artwork Details

Date
1st month, 1861
Medium
Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
Culture
Japan
Dimensions
428 × 624 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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