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City of Washington in America

Utagawa Yoshitora

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Three-panel artwork. The panels are side by side. Left panel: A tall white building with a clock on the top left. People dressed in 19th-century clothing are standing on the ground. A horse with a rider is on the left. A building with a pagoda-style roof and awnings overhanging the street. Center panel: A pagoda-style building with overhanging awnings on the left. A crowd of people dressed in 19th-century clothing. A hot air balloon floating above. Right panel: A man dressed in 19th-century clothing driving a blue and orange horse-drawn carriage. A horse on the right. A crowd of people dressed in 19th-century clothing on the right. A rectangular sign with writing on the top. The background is light-colored. The color palette includes blue, orange, and pink.

Artwork Details

Date
1st month, 1862
Medium
Triptych of woodblock prints; ink and color on paper
Culture
Japan
Dimensions
599 × 296 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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Palette