South America (A South American Family)

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South America (A South American Family)

1861

Utagawa Sadahide (Japanese, c. 1807–1873) Published by Moriya Jihei (Japanese, active c. 1797–1886) Published by Kinshindō, Japan (19th century)

This panel, along with Philadelphia Museum of Art, 1965-57-24, forms the right-hand sections of a pentaptych, and shows the entrance to a foreign residence in Yokohama. The woman with two children is identified as South American. Although no South American country had commercial treaties with Japan in 1861, when this image was made, Sadahide is accurate in recognizing the presence of merchants from those nations in Yokohama at that time. The artist also clearly enjoyed describing the fanciful details of Western women's costumes, evident in the range of patterns, trimmings, and textures of the fabrics he depicts.

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Object Details

Titles:

South America (A South American Family)
From Picture of the Residence of a Foreign Merchant from Overseas at Yokohama

Date:

1861

Artists:

Utagawa Sadahide (Japanese, c. 1807–1873) Published by Moriya Jihei (Japanese, active c. 1797–1886) Published by Kinshindō, Japan (19th century)

Medium:

Color woodcut [near right (fourth) panel from a pentaptych]

Dimensions:

Sheet (Ōban tate-e): 13 7/8 × 9 1/4 inches (35.2 × 23.5 cm)

Classification:

Prints

Credit Line:

Print Club of Philadelphia Permanent Collection, 1965

Accession Number:

1965-57-25

Geography:

Made in Japan, Asia

Context:

Period: Edo Period (1615-1868)

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