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Lives of Great People of the Occident (Taisei ijin den): Johann Friedrich Böttger (1682–1719)

Unidentified artist

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Colorful woodblock print depicts a man in a purple and red coat looking out a window. The man has brown hair. A group of people stand below him. One man points at the man in the window. Others look up at him. One man on the left holds a green parasol. A woman on the left wears a red dress and a blue coat. The background includes a beige wall, a brown shuttered window, and a green curtain. There is Japanese writing on the left side. The image has a cream-colored border.

Artwork Details

Date
ca. 1870
Medium
Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
Culture
Japan
Dimensions
440 × 624 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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