PrintsJapanese19th century

Picture of a Steamship (Jokisen no zu) and Picture of the True Form of a Person of the Northern United States of America (Kita Amerika gasshū koku jinbutsu shinzō no zu)

c. 1853-54

Description

Broadsheet (kawaraban) of a steamship and American soldier, possibly related to Commodore Perry's arrival in Japan.

Classification

Prints

Medium

Woodblock print; ink on paper

Culture

Japanese

Period

Edo period, 1615-1868

Century

19th century

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Asian Art

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