French People Relaxing (A French Couple Having a Drink)

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French People Relaxing (A French Couple Having a Drink)

1861

Utagawa Kunihisa II (Japanese, 1832–1891) Published by Tsujioka Bunsuke, Kinshōdō

Western alcoholic beverages were imported to Yokohama in large quantities. Drinking was a major pastime for Western merchants and sailors, whether at private parties in the Gankirö teahouse or at one of the many local "grog shops" in town. Public drunkenness was not uncommon and the drinking habits of foreign men were frequently portrayed in Yokohama prints.

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Object Details

Titles:

French People Relaxing (A French Couple Having a Drink)

Date:

1861

Artists:

Utagawa Kunihisa II (Japanese, 1832–1891) Published by Tsujioka Bunsuke, Kinshōdō

Medium:

Color woodcut

Dimensions:

Sheet (Ōban tate-e): 14 5/8 × 9 3/4 inches (37.1 × 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:

1968-165-6

Geography:

Made in Japan, Asia

Context:

Period: Edo Period (1615-1868)

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