Russians at Nagasaki

Colorful woodblock print of three men in military uniforms. The man on the left wears a black jacket, white pants, blue socks and a brown hat. He holds a rifle. The central figure wears a blue jacket, white pants, green socks and a tall black hat. He has one hand on his hip. The man on the right wears a red jacket, blue and white striped pants and a tall black hat. He holds a flagpole. The flag has a double-headed eagle on it. The background shows blue sky with white clouds, green foliage and a body of water. A yellow scroll with black characters is in the upper left. The print has a thin black border.

Artwork details

Date:: ca. 1830
Medium:: Woodblock print (kappazuri); ink and stencil-printed color on paper; vertical aiban
Culture:: Japan
Dimensions:: 427 × 624 px
Museum record:: View original

Palette

The Actors Ichikawa Danzo IV as Arakawa Taro Takesada Disguised as the Palanquin Bearer Tarobei (right), and Ichikawa Danjuro V as Abe no Sadato Disguised as the Pilgrim Kuriyagawa Jirodayu (left), in the Play Godai Genji Mitsugi no Furisode, Performed at the Nakamura Theater in the Eleventh Month, 1782