A Japanese Nagasaki-e colour woodblock print, with a depiction of Russians,, or 'woro hiyajin no zu'
Edo period, circa 1854, editor Bunkindõ
H. 46 cm x W. 16 cm
The subject of this print is Vice Admiral Yevfimity Vasilyvich Putyatin (1803-1883) with a standard-bearer standing behind him. Putyatin led a Russian diplomatic effort to open trade with Japan. He arrived in Nagasaki in August 1853, just one month after Commodore Perry’s first visit to Japan on behalf of the United States. Putyatin’s first visit wasn’t successful.
He returned to Nagasaki in October 1854, but because no progress was made, he decided to sail to Edo. In November he arrived in the port of Shimoda, which had just been opened to the Americans by the Convention of Kanagawa in 1854. In February 1855 the Treaty of Shimoda was concluded with Russia, which opened the Japanese ports of Hakodate, Nagasaki, and Shimoda to Russian vessels as well. The Russians in fact were little interested in trade, but mainly in having a military presence.
H. 46 cm x W. 16 cm
The subject of this print is Vice Admiral Yevfimity Vasilyvich Putyatin (1803-1883) with a standard-bearer standing behind him. Putyatin led a Russian diplomatic effort to open trade with Japan. He arrived in Nagasaki in August 1853, just one month after Commodore Perry’s first visit to Japan on behalf of the United States. Putyatin’s first visit wasn’t successful.
He returned to Nagasaki in October 1854, but because no progress was made, he decided to sail to Edo. In November he arrived in the port of Shimoda, which had just been opened to the Americans by the Convention of Kanagawa in 1854. In February 1855 the Treaty of Shimoda was concluded with Russia, which opened the Japanese ports of Hakodate, Nagasaki, and Shimoda to Russian vessels as well. The Russians in fact were little interested in trade, but mainly in having a military presence.
Part of the Japan collection.
