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Sailing from a California Port

Utagawa (Gountei) Sadahide

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Three-panel artwork depicting a scene of a port. The left panel shows a large ship with a striped flag and white sails on the water, with two men and a dog on the rocky shore below. The middle panel features a ship with white sails on the water, and a dog on the shore; the ship and shore are separated by choppy blue water. The right panel shows people in Western-style clothing on a dock, with a large ship's bow extending into the frame from the right; a white building with a golden roof is visible in the background. The sky is blue with white clouds. The scene shows a mix of Western and Asian visual elements. The artwork appears to be a woodblock print. The title of the artwork is "Sailing from a California Port" and the artist is Utagawa Sadahide.

Artwork details

Date:
1862
Medium:
Triptych of woodblock prints; ink and color on paper
Culture:
Japan
Dimensions:
599 × 293 px
Museum record:
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