Pictorial Guide to the Harbor of Yokohama near Kanagawa

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Pictorial Guide to the Harbor of Yokohama near Kanagawa

1860

Utagawa Sadahide (Japanese, c. 1807–1873) Published by Daikokuya Heikichi, Shōjudō Engraved by Yokokawa Takejirō

Located across the bay from Kanagawa, Yokohama was bounded on the north by the sea (the foreground area of this print), on the south by an extensive swamp, on the east by an estuary, and on the west by a tidal creek. A broad, shallow canal cut through the swamp at the rear of the settlement, uniting the creek and the estuary and creating a kind of island-one could enter or exit Yokohama only by way of gated bridges. The plan of the city and its surroundings provided Japanese officials with a means of monitoring movement to and from Yokohama.

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Object Details

Titles:

Pictorial Guide to the Harbor of Yokohama near Kanagawa

Date:

1860

Artists:

Utagawa Sadahide (Japanese, c. 1807–1873) Published by Daikokuya Heikichi, Shōjudō Engraved by Yokokawa Takejirō

Medium:

Color woodcut triptych

Dimensions:

Ōban tate-e triptych (25--27): 14 1/2 x 30 inches (36.8 x 76.2 cm)

Classification:

Prints

Credit Line:

Gift of Eli Kirk Price, 1950

Accession Number:

1950-70-1(25--27)

Geography:

Published in Japan, Asia

Context:

Period: Edo Period (1615-1868)

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