

Postal Hōchi Newspaper no. 645, Englishman raping a wine shopkeeper's daughter (Yūbin Hōchi shinbun, roppyaku yonjū gogō)
A Japanese woodblock print depicts a violent scene. A man wearing a brown robe is on his knees with his back to the viewer, physically overpowering a woman with black hair. The woman is on her back on the floor with her left leg raised in the air. A second woman wearing a blue robe and with black hair tries to intervene from behind the kneeling man, grasping at his shoulder. A third woman sits behind the table and appears to faint. She has black hair in a tall bun and wears a blue and gold robe. The table in the background holds various bottles. A shelf above it displays small items. The scene is framed by a border with Japanese text.
Artwork Details
- Date
- August, 1875
- Medium
- Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
- Culture
- Japan
- Dimensions
- 432 × 624 px
- Public Domain
- Yes
- Museum Record
- View original
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