歌川五雲亭貞秀画　『横浜異人商館　写真之図』|Foreign Business Establishment in Yokohama (Yokohama ijin shōkan shashin no zu)

Utagawa (Gountei) Sadahide

1861 · Triptych of woodblock prints (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper · Asian Art

Publishers in Edo (present-day Tokyo) immediately recognized local interest in nearby Yokohama’s newly opened port, and began releasing prints featuring foreigners. Popular subjects included the so-called black ships, shops on the settlement streets, and the customs and clothing of Westerners. Few Western women lived in Yokohama in 1861, and it is likely that their look depicted here was copied from an illustrated magazine.

Artist

Utagawa (Gountei) Sadahide

Date

1861

Medium

Triptych of woodblock prints (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper

Culture

Japan

Department

Asian Art

Credit line

Bequest of William S. Lieberman, 2005