Ukiyo-e 50, OY-4, Handbag - Yoshiiku, Foreigners Drinking at Gankiro
Ukiyo-e Bag - Foreigners Drinking at Gankiro.
Ukiyo-e (Japanese, meaning "Pictures of the Floating World"). Ukiyo-e depicts and records the life of Japanese people in the Edo period. It represents Japanese art of 17-19 centuries.
「五ケ国於岩亀楼 酒盛の図」
This print is also named as “Five Nations Enjoying a Drunken Revel at the Gankiro Tea House”.
From 1633 to 1853, for a period of over 220 years, Japan was an isolated country. The “Closed Country” ended after 1853 when the American Black Ships commanded by Matthew Perry forced the opening of Japan to American (Perry Expedition).
In 1858, Japan signed the Treaty of Amity and Commerce (also known as the "Harris Treaty") with Western countries. The Port of Yokohama was, then, formally opened to foreign trade on the 2nd of June 1859. Business of foreign traders from five countries of America, England, France, Holland and Russia, since then, started in Yokohama.
The Iwaki Tower (岩亀楼, English: Rock Turtle Tower) was a luxurious brothel in Yokohama which is called “Gankirou”. The name of Iwaki Tower came from its operator “Iwakiya Sakichi”.
Triptych
Created in 1860
Artist: Ochiai Yoshiiku (落合 芳幾; Japanese, 1833–1904)
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Ukiyo-e (Japanese, meaning "Pictures of the Floating World"). Ukiyo-e depicts and records the life of Japanese people in the Edo period. It represents Japanese art of 17-19 centuries.
Foreigners Drinking at Gankiro
(Foreigners from five nations enjoyed merrymaking at the Gankiro tea house)「五ケ国於岩亀楼 酒盛の図」
This print is also named as “Five Nations Enjoying a Drunken Revel at the Gankiro Tea House”.
From 1633 to 1853, for a period of over 220 years, Japan was an isolated country. The “Closed Country” ended after 1853 when the American Black Ships commanded by Matthew Perry forced the opening of Japan to American (Perry Expedition).
In 1858, Japan signed the Treaty of Amity and Commerce (also known as the "Harris Treaty") with Western countries. The Port of Yokohama was, then, formally opened to foreign trade on the 2nd of June 1859. Business of foreign traders from five countries of America, England, France, Holland and Russia, since then, started in Yokohama.
The Iwaki Tower (岩亀楼, English: Rock Turtle Tower) was a luxurious brothel in Yokohama which is called “Gankirou”. The name of Iwaki Tower came from its operator “Iwakiya Sakichi”.
Triptych
Created in 1860
Artist: Ochiai Yoshiiku (落合 芳幾; Japanese, 1833–1904)
- Price:$155.00
- Glazed synthetic leather
- Custom-print durable Oxford
- Top handles, 9 3/4" drop
- Top zip closure
- Interior features print lining; back zip pocket; 2 front open slip pockets
- Size: 19"W x 9"H x 7"D