Gokakoku jinbutsu zue - OrandakokuTITLE TRANSLATION:People of the five nations - Dutch. – Vintage Wall Art
(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
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Gokakoku jinbutsu zue - OrandakokuTITLE TRANSLATION:People of the five nations - Dutch.
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A Dutchman carrying a telescope is the subject here, a detail that sets this sheet apart from the other nations in the series. Gountei Sadahide signed the design, Kanagaki Robun, later known for his comic fiction, wrote the text, and the carving is attributed to Hori Yasu. Dated 1861, the print appeared just as Yokohama was opening to foreign traders, when Japanese viewers were eager to see the unfamiliar Westerners arriving in their ports. The Dutch, who had long traded at Dejima, were probably the most familiar of them.
| Created / published | 1861 |
|---|---|
| Creator | Kanagaki Robun 1829-1894. |
| Medium | 1 print on hōsho paper : woodcut color ; 36.5 x 25 cm. (block) 37.4 x 25.5 cm. (sheet) |
| Notes | Title from item. Signature: Gountei Sadahide ga. Engraving attributed to: Hori Yasu. Seal date: Cock 1. From series entitled: Gokakoku jinbutsu zue (People of the five nations). Annotations stamps etc. on verso of print: 48; 47623a (white label). Unidentified publisher seal on recto. DLC Yokohama : prints from nineteenth-century Japan / Ann Yonemura. Washington D.C. : Arthur M. Sackler Gallery : Smithsonian Institution Press c1990 no. 34 (p. 113) Earlier control number: 7710-10. Gift; Mrs. E. Crane Chadbourne; 1930; (DLC/PP-1930:47623a). Forms part of: Chadbourne collection of Japanese prints (Library of Congress). |
| Subjects | Dutch--Clothing & dress--1860-1870. Telescopes--1860-1870. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Japanese Fine Prints |
| Original scan | 4,000 × 5,000 px · prints to 13 × 17 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-JFP-227636 |
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