Mirror of National Costumes of All Nations
Artist
Kobayashi Kiyochika
(Japanese, 1847 - 1915)
Date1882
Mediumwoodblock print
ClassificationsFINE ART
Credit LinePurchased with funds provided by Gloria and Ian Back
Object number2015.036.025
DescriptionWoodblock print illustrating couples from different countries in their national dress. In the center, the Meiji Emperor stands behind the Empress who sits in a chair holding a fan and wearing a crown. From left, the countries represented include America, Russia, Africa, Arabia, China, Japan, Britian, India, Korea, and France. At bottom right, a French man in military uniform sits on a chair, his wife dressed in a long purple dress with a full skirt with red ruffled at the collar, sleeves and hem. In the left panel the Russian man has a thick beard and wears a double-breasted green coat trimmed with fur and a fur hat. His wife arms her hands in a fur muff.Status
Not on view
Unknown Artist
c.1400
Adriaen Van Ostade