Maruya Jinpachi (丸屋甚八)
Maruya Jinpachi (丸屋甚八; c. 1759 - 1872) was a paper and ornate fan (uchiwa) merchant, as well as a publisher of woodblock prints based in Edo (Tokyo). The firm is named after its founder and was passed on to his descendants, including an adopted son, who operated it until the early Meiji period. They produced nishiki-e by many of the leading ukiyo-e artists of the late Edo period, including members of the Utagawa School.
AKA: 丸屋甚八
The Rapid Expansion of Yokohama.
再改橫濱風景 / [Up-to-date View of Yokohama].
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This is a stunning 1861 panoramic set of six ukiyo-e (nishiki-e) Utagawa Sadahide woodblock prints depicting the port of Yokohama. The port opened to foreign trade in 1859, just two years earlier, becoming Japan's primary point of contact with the West. Sadahide was the most prolific among a school of woodblock artists chronicling these momentous changes. (more details)
Foreigners so strange.
亜墨利加國蒸気車往來 / [The Comings and Goings of an American Steamship].
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This is Utagawa Yoshikazu's 1861 ukiyo-e woodblock triptych of an American steamship and passengers at Yokohama, an intriguing depiction of foreigners in Japan from the early days after Yokohama's opening as a treaty port. It is notable for reflecting both the curiosity of Japanese artists about the new arrivals and their imperfect understanding of these visitors. (more details)