Attributed to Hasegawa Sadanobu (1809-1879)
Korean Ship, from a set of foreign ships titled Banpaku zue [Illustrations of Barbarian Ships], 1850s-60s
Woodblock print, embellished with extensive burnishing to the boat
Unsigned, circa 1850s-60s
Unsigned, circa 1850s-60s
13 x 18.4 cm.
Good. impression, generally good colour, minor fading, light soiling, three small holes repaired, slight trimming, reverse with traces of tape at edges.
£ 500.00
From a set of eight pictures of foreign ships titled Banpaku zue [Illustrations of Barbarian Ships], which also included two maps - one of Japan and one of the world,...
From a set of eight pictures of foreign ships titled Banpaku zue [Illustrations of Barbarian Ships], which also included two maps - one of Japan and one of the world, along with ten pages of text. For the complete set of the same edition in the collection of Kobe City Museum, go to: https://bunka.nii.ac.jp/heritages/detail/550321
An edition using different blocks is in the collection of the Art Institute of Chicago, reference no. 1962.683, go to:
https://www.artic.edu/artworks/14934/korean-ship-from-the-set-of-eight-pictures-of-foreign-ships
An edition using different blocks is in the collection of the Art Institute of Chicago, reference no. 1962.683, go to:
https://www.artic.edu/artworks/14934/korean-ship-from-the-set-of-eight-pictures-of-foreign-ships