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Dutch Printers

Utagawa Yoshitora

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Dutch Printers by Utagawa Yoshitora: Two men, one standing and one sitting, are depicted. The standing man wears a black hat, blue jacket with gold buttons down the front, white pants, and black shoes; he has a pipe in his mouth. The seated man wears a green jacket, white pants, and has short hair; he sits on a red chair at a red table with a grid surface. The background is yellow with black Japanese writing. A red and blue seal is on the right side. A small black seal is in the bottom-left corner.

Artwork details

Date:
2nd month, 1861
Medium:
Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
Culture:
Japan
Dimensions:
429 × 625 px
Museum record:
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