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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 Takauji Presiding over a Feast Preparation, Woodcut by Kuniyoshi

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

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