

Yokohama Trade: Picture of Westerners Shipping Cargo
A large black ship with a green lower deck and white and gold details. The ship has a large American flag on the left and a red flag on the right, both attached to brown rigging and masts. People in Western clothing, mostly blue and white, are on the ship and on a smaller boat on the left. People in Asian clothing, yellow, blue, green and red are on the ship and smaller boat. The people are lifting and carrying boxes. The background shows a cloudy sky with blue patches. The scene depicts a busy shipping scene.
Artwork Details
- Date
- April 1861
- Medium
- Oban pentaptych of woodblock prints; ink and color on paper
- Culture
- Japan
- Dimensions
- 428 × 624 px
- Public Domain
- Yes
- Museum Record
- View original
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