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Yokohama Trade: Picture of Westerners Shipping Cargo

Utagawa (Gountei) Sadahide

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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
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