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Memoirs of a Castaway (Hyōryūki) 流記

Hamada Hikozō 浜田彦蔵

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Two-page spread from a book with black and white illustrations on yellowed paper. The left page shows a large ship on rough seas. The ship has multiple levels and a fence around it. There are Japanese characters in the top right corner. The right page shows a continuation of the rough seas but no ship. The waves are depicted with many curved lines. The sky on both pages has several clouds. Both pages have a thin black border around the illustrations.

Artwork Details

Date
1863
Medium
Two volumes of woodblock printed books; ink on paper
Culture
Japan
Dimensions
599 × 499 px
Public Domain
Yes
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