Foreigners: Chinese (Daishinjin), Korean (Chôsenjin), Dutch (Orandajin), Ryûkyûan (Ryûkyûjin), and Russian (Oroshiyajin)

Title

Foreigners: Chinese (Daishinjin), Korean (Chôsenjin), Dutch (Orandajin), Ryûkyûan (Ryûkyûjin), and Russian (Oroshiyajin)

Subject

An illustration of various foreigners commonly encountered by Edo Period Japan.

Source

From the Harvard Art Museums/Arther Sackler Museum (http://www.harvardartmuseums.org/collections/object/317229)

Date

c. 1840

Rights

Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of William S. Lieberman; Acquired in 2007

Format

Nagasaki woodblock print; ink and color on paper; Paper: H. 16.3 cm x W. 28.8 cm (6 7/16 x 11 5/16 in.)

Original Format

Nagasaki woodblock print; ink and color on paper

Physical Dimensions

H. 16.3 cm x W. 28.8 cm (6 7/16 x 11 5/16 in.)

Files

Late Edo Foreigners (1840s).jpeg

Citation

“Foreigners: Chinese (Daishinjin), Korean (Chôsenjin), Dutch (Orandajin), Ryûkyûan (Ryûkyûjin), and Russian (Oroshiyajin),” Japan's Samurai Revolution, accessed April 25, 2024, https://samurairevolution.omeka.net/items/show/21.