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A View of the Wharves in Yokohama

Utagawa Yoshitora

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Colorful woodblock print depicting a scene in Yokohama. Two Western-style women wearing dresses and hats stand on the left; one woman wears a blue dress with gold trim and a large hat with a red and blue trim; the other woman wears a blue shawl. Two men in Western-style clothing and hats stand beside them; the man on the left wears a black hat, gray coat with tails, white pants with blue stripes. Two people ride horses on the right; the rider wears a blue and pink dress and a pink hat; the horse rider sits behind her wearing a black hat and coat and white pants; both horses are light brown. A man in a blue robe and headband leads the horse on the right. Ships are in the background. Japanese characters are written vertically on yellow banners and in several columns.

Artwork details

Date:
2nd month, 1861
Medium:
Diptych of woodblock prints; ink and color on paper
Culture:
Japan
Dimensions:
600 × 449 px
Museum record:
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