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Gaikokujin ifuku shitate no zu|Picture of a Foreigner Making Clothes

Utagawa Yoshikazu

1860

ink

paper

From the collection of Metropolitan Museum of Art

Impressionism Realism Late 19th Century Interior House Working

Dominant colour

Gaikokujin ifuku shitate no zu|Picture of a Foreigner Making Clothes is a 1860 ink by Utagawa Yoshikazu, a Impressionism work, depicting House, held at Metropolitan Museum of Art.

Who painted this?: Utagawa Yoshikazu
When & what style?: 1860 · Impressionism
Where can I see it?: Metropolitan Museum of Art

About this work

This print shows a busy room with five people. A woman in a wide blue skirt sits at a low table, sewing. Behind her, a man in a black coat talks to a boy in a red jacket. Two other women stand nearby—one in green, the other in red—while a child in green plays on the floor. The walls are plain, and the steps outside lead to a simple building with windows. The title says this is about a foreigner making clothes. The bright colors and simple shapes stand out, like the woman’s big skirt or the man’s dark coat. Look up cross-hatching to see how artists create shadows with lines.