Minneapolis Institute of Art
Two Russian Officers
Japan (Nagasaki school)
- Date
- 19th century
- Medium
- Ink and color on paper
- Department
- Asian Art
- Institution
- Minneapolis Institute of Art
Though neighbors, Japan and Russia established official relations only in the 1850s, not long after the American navy compelled Japan to end its long-standing isolationist policies and commence trade with the West. The anonymous painter of this work portrays two Russian soldiers, both in three-quarter view but facing different directions, in order to provide optimal views of the figures’ varied military attire. Asia
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