[UTAGAWA YOSHITORA] 歌川芳虎.

外國人遊行之圖. 蒙古人. [Gaikokujin yuko no zu. Mokojin].<BR> [Outing Scene of a Foreigner with a Mongolian Boy].

[Japan]. 山田屋庄次郎. [Yamada Shōjirō]. Bunkyu 1 [ 1862]. Stock ID #220053

Colour woodblock print, 37.2 x 25.3 cm, the sheet a little age-toned, a spot of browning at the foot and a pinhole in the upper margin, but the image unaffected, very good condition.

This colour woodblock print by Utagawa Yoshitora is an excellent example of Yokohama-e (Yokohama Prints), which were very popular in Japan after the country was opened in the mid-19th century. Yokohama was one of the trading ports with the outside world and many foreigners were residing in the area. The Yokohama-e was very similar to the Nagasaki-e (Nagasaki Prints), and depicted people and cultures which were foreign to the Japanese. Utagawa Yoshitora was active between the end of Edo Period to the mid-Meiji Period and produced numerous Nishiki-e prints, including Yokohama-e, in his career. He was regarded as one of the top Nishiki-e artists around that time.

In this print, a Western man is strolling outside with his dog and a Mongolian boy who carries an umbrella for him. The man is observing something in the distance and about to jot down something in his notebook with a pen which he holds in his right hand. Behind him, his young attendant plays with the dog, unobserved by his pre-occupied master.

When referring to this item please quote stockid 220053.

Price: $1,550.00 AU

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