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English Ship

Utagawa Yoshitora

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

English Ship by Utagawa Yoshitora: A colorful woodblock print depicting a large black ship with three masts and a red and white flag on the left and a British flag on the right. The ship's sails are blue-green. A circular portrait of a man in a black hat is in the upper left corner, on a red background with a yellow border. The background has a gradient from blue at the top to green at the bottom, representing water. There is Japanese text throughout the image.

Artwork details

Date:
2nd month, 1862
Medium:
Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
Culture:
Japan
Dimensions:
426 × 624 px
Museum record:
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