The Camels Brought by a Dutchman in 1821

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The Camels Brought by a Dutchman in 1821

1824

Utagawa Kuniyasu I (Japanese, 1794–1832) Published by Moriya Jihei (Japanese, active c. 1797–1886) Published by Kinshindō, Japan (19th century)

Exotic animals were first introduced to Japan by the Dutch through the port of Nagasaki in the early nineteenth century. This print records the 1821 arrival of two camels, which toured major cities around the country. Opportunities to import exotic animals increased dramatically after 1859, when Japan opened to international trade.

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Object Details

Titles:

The Camels Brought by a Dutchman in 1821

Date:

1824

Artists:

Utagawa Kuniyasu I (Japanese, 1794–1832) Published by Moriya Jihei (Japanese, active c. 1797–1886) Published by Kinshindō, Japan (19th century)

Medium:

Color woodcut diptych

Dimensions:

Ōban tate-e diptych: 14 3/4 x 19 1/2 inches (37.5 x 49.5 cm)

Classification:

Prints

Credit Line:

Purchased with the Lola Downin Peck Fund and with funds contributed by Lessing J. Rosenwald, Mr. and Mrs. Robert A. Hauslohner, Dr. Emanuel Wolff, the Derald and Janet Ruttenberg Foundation, Mrs. Edward G. Budd, Jr., and David P. Willis, 1968

Accession Number:

1968-165-7a,b

Geography:

Made in Japan, Asia

Context:

Period: Edo Period (1615-1868)

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