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Gaikoku shashin kagami no zu|Foreigners Employing a Camera

Utagawa Yoshikazu

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From the collection of Metropolitan Museum of Art

Impressionism Realism Classical Antiquity Interior

Dominant colour

Gaikoku shashin kagami no zu|Foreigners Employing a Camera is a 11 ink by Utagawa Yoshikazu, a Impressionism work, held at Metropolitan Museum of Art.

Who painted this?: Utagawa Yoshikazu
When & what style?: 11 · Impressionism
Where can I see it?: Metropolitan Museum of Art

About this work

This print shows a small, cluttered room with four people inside. A man in a dark suit is holding up a large wooden box, while another man in a long coat gestures toward it. A boy sits on a table, watching, and a woman in a green dress stands nearby. Outside the window, more people are visible, and the sky above looks stormy. The text at the top is in Japanese, and the scene feels busy and slightly chaotic. The colors are flat and bold, with strong outlines around everything. This print is part of the collection at The Metropolitan Museum of Art.