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French Housewife and Her Husband

Utagawa Yoshitora

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

A seated man wearing a blue hat, black jacket with white stripes, white shirt, and beige pants touches the skirt of a standing woman. The woman wears a red headdress, blue and red dress with long sleeves, and a red skirt. She holds an object in her right hand. A red scroll with black writing hangs on the wall behind them. The background is beige with a blue stripe at the top.

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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