France (French Couple: Wife Pouring Her Husband a Drink)

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France (French Couple: Wife Pouring Her Husband a Drink)

1861

Utagawa Yoshitora (Japanese, 1836–1887) Published by Wakasaya Yoichi, Jakurindō

The text at the top of this print provides general information about France. It describes the country as having "every commodity" and "talented people" who engage in trade. The capital city of Paris is described as having "great, well-built castles, towers, gates, and avenues" and "a great government office building . . . richly decorated . . . [that] has taken one hundred years to complete"-most likely referring to the famous Parisian city hall, the Hôtel de Ville.

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Object Details

Titles:

France (French Couple: Wife Pouring Her Husband a Drink)
From People of Foreign Lands

Date:

1861

Artists:

Utagawa Yoshitora (Japanese, 1836–1887) Published by Wakasaya Yoichi, Jakurindō

Medium:

Color woodcut

Dimensions:

Sheet (Ōban tate-e): 14 1/8 × 9 3/4 inches (35.9 × 24.8 cm)

Classification:

Prints

Credit Line:

Purchased with the Lola Downin Peck Fund and with funds contributed by Lessing J. Rosenwald, Mr. and Mrs. Robert A. Hauslohner, Dr. Emanuel Wolff, the Derald and Janet Ruttenberg Foundation, Mrs. Edward G. Budd, Jr., and David P. Willis, 1968

Accession Number:

1968-165-83

Geography:

Made in Japan, Asia

Context:

Period: Edo Period (1615-1868)

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