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Dai fukusei hyōizu (Illustrated Manual of Men’s Formal Court Uniform Making)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Book titled "Dai fukusei hyōizu (Illustrated Manual of Men’s Formal Court Uniform Making)" by artist unknown. The image shows two pages from a book with illustrations of a men's formal uniform. The left page shows a front view of the uniform and the right page shows a back view. The uniform is black with brown accents on the collar, cuffs, and waist. There is a thin brown belt around the waist. The uniform has long sleeves and a high collar. The back view shows a gray underskirt or lining at the bottom. There are red rectangles highlighting parts of the uniform on both pages. There is a brown circle on the right page, possibly a button or emblem. Chinese characters are written on both pages in black ink. The pages have a beige background with black borders around the illustrations. The pages appear old and worn, with yellowed paper and darkened edges.

Artwork Details

Date
1893
Medium
Woodblock-printed book; ink and gold on paper
Culture
Japan
Dimensions
600 × 479 px
Public Domain
Yes
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