Picture Book of Places of Entertainment in the Eastern capital
Book
1802 (made)
1802 (made)
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After 1639 the Dutch were the only Europeans allowed to trade in Japan and they were confined to a small artificial island in Nagasaki Harbour. They were, however, accorded the honour of regular audiences with the shogun and once a year would travel the long journey to his castle in Edo (modern Tokyo). There they would stay in a lodging house known as the Nagasaki-ya. This famous image by Hokusai shows the excitement they aroused among the local residents, who gathered round the Nagasaki-ya eager for a glimpse of the strange Europeans.
The other pages in the book show places in and around the capital (Edo), amongst others a depiction of a dye house.
The other pages in the book show places in and around the capital (Edo), amongst others a depiction of a dye house.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Colour printed from woodblocks |
| Brief description | Pap, Japan, prints |
| Physical description | Woodblock printed book by Hokusai depicting places in and around the capital (Edo); it contains the famous image of crowds gathering to look at the Dutch in the Nagasaki-ya. |
| Style | |
| Gallery label | The areas along the banks of the Kanda River in Edo (Tokyo) became the city’s textile dyeing quarter and a hub for the production of fashion products. The right-hand page shows a dyer hanging out a length of purple-dyed cloth. The left-hand page shows the manufacture of ceramic tiles in the Imado district of Asakusa. |
| Summary | After 1639 the Dutch were the only Europeans allowed to trade in Japan and they were confined to a small artificial island in Nagasaki Harbour. They were, however, accorded the honour of regular audiences with the shogun and once a year would travel the long journey to his castle in Edo (modern Tokyo). There they would stay in a lodging house known as the Nagasaki-ya. This famous image by Hokusai shows the excitement they aroused among the local residents, who gathered round the Nagasaki-ya eager for a glimpse of the strange Europeans. The other pages in the book show places in and around the capital (Edo), amongst others a depiction of a dye house. |
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| Accession number | E.2675-1925 |
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| Record created | February 7, 2005 |
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