Ukiyo-e Educational Catalog · Record 93126

Picture of foreign merchants in Yokohama

Artist / 作者: Utagawa Sadahide歌川貞秀
Date / 年代: 1861
Medium / 技法: 浮世絵 / Ukiyo-e / Edo / vam
Digital record / 画像記録: 1396 × 2000 px
Source collection / 所蔵元: Victoria and Albert Museum
Published by / 公開者: 朱雀ハル
Rights / 権利: Commercial license required
Attribution / 表記: Victoria and Albert Museum, London

Catalog note / 解説

Yokohama opened to foreign trade in 1859 and quickly established itself as Japan’s major international port. Prints such as this, called ‘Yokohama pictures’ ( Yokohama-e) catered for the Japanese fascination with the appearance and habits of the newly arrived foreigners. Red cartouches alongside both men in this picture identify them as en English man (right) and a Chinese man (left). Materials: Woodblock print on paper

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