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Dutch Ship

Utagawa Yoshitomi

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

A Dutch ship with three masts and rigging, featuring a red and gray hull with multiple rows of square windows. The ship has a Dutch flag flying on the left mast. Several people are on board, with two climbing the rigging. The ship is sailing on blue water with distant buildings and a blue to orange gradient sky. A vertical red and white banner with a white horse is at the top left. Japanese writing appears vertically on the left and on a red seal at the bottom right.

Artwork Details

Date
2nd month, 1861
Medium
Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
Culture
Japan
Dimensions
429 × 625 px
Public Domain
Yes
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