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Japanese colour woodcut of nobles and attendants on a wooden veranda preparing a feast, with a standing figure at centre.

Ashikaga Taka-uji presiding at the preparation of a feast. Colour woodcut by Kuniyoshi, 1852.

A colour woodcut shows a multi-tiered wooden veranda crowded with seated and standing figures in patterned robes, while attendants prepare food and drink on low trays below. A man in dark formal dress stands at the centre, overseeing the scene. Green, red and ochre tones fill the composition.

Artist
Utagawa Kuniyoshi
Date
Month 3, 1852
Medium
Woodcuts Mokuhanga
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
4000 × 1911 px
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Public domain · Wellcome Collection marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1852.
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: Public Domain Mark (Wellcome Collection)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Wellcome Collection

Español: Ashikaga Takauji dirigiendo la preparación de un banquete, grabado de Kuniyoshi

Un grabado en madera a color muestra una galería de madera de varios niveles abarrotada de figuras sentadas y de pie con túnicas estampadas, mientras los asistentes preparan comida y bebida en bandejas bajas. Un hombre con traje formal oscuro se encuentra en el centro, supervisando la escena. Predominan los tonos verdes, rojos y ocres.

Português: Ashikaga Takauji supervisionando o preparo de um banquete, xilogravura de Kuniyoshi

Uma xilogravura colorida mostra uma varanda de madeira em vários níveis, lotada de figuras sentadas e em pé com vestes estampadas, enquanto assistentes preparam comida e bebida em bandejas baixas. Um homem de traje formal escuro está no centro, supervisionando a cena. Predominam tons de verde, vermelho e ocre.

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