長崎港図|Chinese Ships at Nagasaki

Unidentified artist

ca. 1840 · Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper; horizontal nagaban · Asian Art

Two Chinese ships approach the port of Nagasaki. The crew of the ship in the foreground works quickly to lower one of the sails as a small vessel approaches with a group of returning traders. An inscription at upper left declares the ships as trading vessels from Qing, China. It is followed by an inscription detailing the mission. The red seal at right bears the name of the print’s publisher, “Bunsaidō.”

Artist

Unidentified artist

Date

ca. 1840

Medium

Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper; horizontal nagaban

Culture

Japan

Department

Asian Art

Credit line

Purchase, Sue Cassidy Clark Gift, in honor of John T. Carpenter, 2012