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歌川芳員画　「横浜異人屋敷之圖」|A Foreign Residence in Yokohama

Utagawa Yoshikazu

1861

ink

paper

From the collection of Metropolitan Museum of Art

Impressionism Realism Late 19th Century Interior Dining Interior

Dominant colour

歌川芳員画　「横浜異人屋敷之圖」|A Foreign Residence in Yokohama is a 1861 ink by Utagawa Yoshikazu, a Impressionism work, depicting Dining, held at Metropolitan Museum of Art.

Who painted this?: Utagawa Yoshikazu
When & what style?: 1861 · Impressionism
Where can I see it?: Metropolitan Museum of Art

About this work

This triptych shows two rooms filled with people in 19th-century clothes. One room has a long table with food, wine, and fancy chandeliers. The other room looks like a kitchen with shelves of jars and bottles. Outside a window, you can see a garden with a fence and a few people walking. The artist used bright colors and clean lines to show everyday life in Yokohama. Notice how the people are dressed differently—some in Western-style suits, others in traditional clothes. Look up more about interior scenes in Japanese woodblock prints next.