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Gokakoku no uchi: Roshiajin Title: Among the Five Nations: Russians Artist: Kunihisa (1882-1891) 1861 Format: Woodblock print Medium: Ink and color on paper Dimensions: 34.8 x23.9 cm (13 11/16 x9 13/32 in.) Source: Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, Smithsonian Institution The selection of terms exhibited here is similar to that of prints Y0109 and Y0110 from the same series: "Ten is called 'hemeru' [himmel]; chiis 'semuriya' [zemlya]; minamiis 'yugu' [yug]; hiis 'dau' [den] …" The Russian couple is dressed in warm clothing appropriate to Russia's cold climate. [Adapted from Ann Yonemura, Yokohama: Prints from Nineteenth-Century Japan] Visualizing Cultures image number: Y0111 Keywords: Russians, Westerners, foreign languages, "Five Nations" |
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