Ukiyo-e 53, UY-6, Handbag - Yoshitora, Foreigners in Yokohama
Ukiyo-e Bag - Foreigners in Yokohama.
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.
「横浜の外国人」
This 1861 art depicted the activities of foreigners in Yokohama after the Harris Treaty was signed in 1858.
The Harris Treaty, between the United States and Japan, was signed on the deck of the USS Powhatan in Edo (now Tokyo) Bay on July 29, 1858. As a result, communication began between Japan and the Netherlands, Russia, England, and France. The treaty port of Yokohama became a boomtown of Japanese-Western trade and interaction.
When an American fleet commanded by Matthew Perry arrived off Japan’s capital city of Edo (now Tokyo) in 1853, few Japanese had seen a Westerner. Japanese were taken by surprise by every aspect of the encounter. Americans, in turn, had little knowledge of Japan because the country had been closed off, and so were equally surprised by the Japanese.
This print of the woodblock recorded the foreigners being engaged with Japanese culture in some way, and we can view the described engagement in detail.
Triptych
Created in 1861
Artist: Utagawa Yoshitora (歌川 芳虎; Japanese, active circa 1850-1880)
Art inspires fashion - Exotic style fashion.
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 in Yokohama
(View of the Amusements of the Foreigners in Yokohama)「横浜の外国人」
This 1861 art depicted the activities of foreigners in Yokohama after the Harris Treaty was signed in 1858.
The Harris Treaty, between the United States and Japan, was signed on the deck of the USS Powhatan in Edo (now Tokyo) Bay on July 29, 1858. As a result, communication began between Japan and the Netherlands, Russia, England, and France. The treaty port of Yokohama became a boomtown of Japanese-Western trade and interaction.
When an American fleet commanded by Matthew Perry arrived off Japan’s capital city of Edo (now Tokyo) in 1853, few Japanese had seen a Westerner. Japanese were taken by surprise by every aspect of the encounter. Americans, in turn, had little knowledge of Japan because the country had been closed off, and so were equally surprised by the Japanese.
This print of the woodblock recorded the foreigners being engaged with Japanese culture in some way, and we can view the described engagement in detail.
Triptych
Created in 1861
Artist: Utagawa Yoshitora (歌川 芳虎; Japanese, active circa 1850-1880)
- Price:$178.00
- Glazed synthetic leather
- Custom-print durable Oxford
- Double rolled handles with 6" drop
- Top zip opening has magnetic snaps on each end
- Silver hardware
- Interior features print lining; back zip pocket; 2 front open slip pockets trimmed in matching leather
- Size: 14"W x 9 1/2"H x 6"D