PrintsJapanese19th century

Steam Ship (Jōkisen), from the series Foreign Ships Entering Our Harbors

Late Edo period, second month of 1861

Artists

Utagawa Hiroshige IIArtist

Jōshūya Jūzō / JūbeiPublisher

Classification

Prints

Medium

Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper

Culture

Japanese

Period

Edo period, 1615-1868

Century

19th century

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Asian Art

Dimensions

Paper: H. 36.0 cm x W. 24.5 cm (14 3/16 x 9 5/8 in.)

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