Japanese Print "American in Shinobazu" by Taguchi Yoshimori
Artist:Taguchi Yoshimori
Title:American in Shinobazu
Date:1861.
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Source:artelino - Japanese Prints
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Description:
"Toto Meisho; Shinobazu". Yokohama-e of an American holding a pencil and a drawing. A telescope lies besides him. He might be the unnamed American who designed the horse race track at Shinobazu pond. By the middle of 19th century, Yokohama became the major port for overseas trading in Japan.