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Dutch Couple

Utagawa Yoshitora

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The image depicts a Dutch couple. The woman is on the left, wearing a teal top with a ruffled collar and a yellow skirt. She has blonde curly hair pulled back. The man on the right wears a red military-style jacket with gold buttons, a black cape, a black hat, and tan pants. He holds a fan in his right hand. A scroll with foreign writing is above them on the left. The background is teal.

Artwork details

Date:
1st month, 1861
Medium:
Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
Culture:
Japan
Dimensions:
435 × 625 px
Museum record:
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