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Furansu Paris no fu|Paris, France

Utagawa Yoshitora

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From the collection of Metropolitan Museum of Art

Impressionism Realism Classical Antiquity Ship

Dominant colour

Furansu Paris no fu|Paris, France is a 6 ink by Utagawa Yoshitora, a Impressionism work, depicting Ship, held at Metropolitan Museum of Art.

Who painted this?: Utagawa Yoshitora
When & what style?: 6 · Impressionism
Where can I see it?: Metropolitan Museum of Art

About this work

This print shows a busy harbor scene with a big wooden ship in the water. On the dock, people in old-fashioned clothes stand and talk. Some wear hats, others carry umbrellas. A tall red-and-white lighthouse points toward the ship. In the background, buildings line the shore, and the sky is soft pink. The artist mixed bright colors with sharp outlines, making everything stand out. The ship looks like it’s arriving in a foreign port, not Japan. The text on the right side is in Japanese but names Paris, France. Look up Utagawa Yoshitora next to see how he blended Japanese styles with Western scenes.