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Maneuvers by Three Categories of French and English Soldiers (Furansu Igirisu sanhei ōchōren no zu)

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Triptych woodblock print depicting a military scene. The background shows a dark sky with smoke. The scene is divided into two sections by a river flowing from center left to bottom right. On the left side of the river, a large group of red-uniformed soldiers on foot; some on horseback. On the right side, a large group of blue-uniformed soldiers on foot; some on horseback. The soldiers wear white helmets. There are several characters in a yellow rectangle at the top right. There are several characters in white rectangles at the top left and bottom center.

Artwork details

Date:
8th month, 1867
Medium:
Triptych of woodblock prints; ink and color on paper
Culture:
Japan
Dimensions:
600 × 318 px
Museum record:
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