Yokohama Hatoba Keshiki (View of Yokohama Harbor)

Utagawa Yoshitora, artist

active 1830–1870

Yokohama Hatoba Keshiki (View of Yokohama Harbor), 1861, 2nd month, Edo period (1600–1868)

Where object was made: Japan

Material/technique: color woodcut

Dimensions:
Image Dimensions Height/Width (Height x Width): 358 x 246 mm
Image Dimensions Height/Width (Height x Width): 14 1/8 x 9 11/16 in
Sheet/Paper Dimensions (Height x Width): 358 x 246 mm
Sheet/Paper Dimensions (Height x Width): 14 1/8 x 9 11/16 in
Mat Dimensions (Height x Width): 19 x 14 in

Credit line: William Bridges Thayer Memorial

Accession number: 1928.7828

On display: Long Ellis Gallery

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Soundings: Making Culture at Sea

With the arrival of Europeans in Asian waters in the late 15th century, maritime trade entered a global age. Port cities, such as Yokohama in Japan, were often products of unequal treaties forced upon Asian territories. They also facilitated the flow of ideas, cultures, and interactions. This Japanese woodblock print of foreigners in Yokohama Harbor would have appealed both to Japanese and European consumers curious for depictions of overseas society.