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An American Sailing Ship off Arai

Utagawa Yoshimori

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

A sailing ship with three masts and billowing sails travels through choppy waters. The ship has an American flag flying from the mainmast and another flag flying from the foremast. A third American flag flies from the stern. The ship is on the left side of the image. The water takes up the bottom half of the image. The background shows a sunset sky with orange, yellow, and blue hues. A red and green banner with Asian characters is on the right side. A box with Asian characters is at the top. The image has a beige background.

Artwork Details

Date
October, 1872
Medium
Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
Culture
Japan
Dimensions
427 × 624 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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