A woodblock print by Yoshikazu, titled 'Picture of the Landing of Foreigners of the Five Nations in Yokohama’, Gokakoku ijin Yokohama jõriku no zu
Published by Enshũya Hikobei, 1861
Oban triptych, H. 35.5 x W. 72.5 cm
Along the Yokohama waterfront, known to the Western residents as the Bund, are depicted soldiers and civilians of the five treaty nations. Each country is marked with a flag and a label identifying the country in Japanese. In the foreground two Chinese, whose presence as compradors was vital to commerce in Yokohama.
Yoshikazu’s print is one of the first to depict military troops of the Five Nations in Yokohama. This scene is clearly an imaginative fabrication since mutual suspicion and competitive interests would have prevented a friendly assembly of military units from the Western treaty nations to have taken place in Yokohama in 1861.
Oban triptych, H. 35.5 x W. 72.5 cm
Along the Yokohama waterfront, known to the Western residents as the Bund, are depicted soldiers and civilians of the five treaty nations. Each country is marked with a flag and a label identifying the country in Japanese. In the foreground two Chinese, whose presence as compradors was vital to commerce in Yokohama.
Yoshikazu’s print is one of the first to depict military troops of the Five Nations in Yokohama. This scene is clearly an imaginative fabrication since mutual suspicion and competitive interests would have prevented a friendly assembly of military units from the Western treaty nations to have taken place in Yokohama in 1861.
Part of the Japan collection.
