![Attributed to Hasegawa Sadanobu (1809-1879), Picture of a (Russian) Steam Boat (Sutonbo-to no zu), from a set of foreign ships titled Banpaku zue [Illustrations of Barbarian Ships], 1850s-60s](https://artlogic-res.cloudinary.com/w_2400,h_2400,c_limit,f_auto,fl_lossy,q_auto/artlogicstorage/avsjapaneseart/images/view/0f976aafc3db466f677999b94aa7b9bcj/anastasiavonseiboldjapaneseart-attributed-to-hasegawa-sadanobu-1809-1879-picture-of-a-russian-steam-boat-sutonbo-to-no-zu-from-a-set-of-foreign-ships-titled-banpaku-zue-illustra.jpg)
Attributed to Hasegawa Sadanobu (1809-1879)
Picture of a (Russian) Steam Boat (Sutonbo-to no zu), 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
13.4 x 19 cm. (5 ¼ x 7 ½ in.)
Very good impression, colour and overall condition, very minor foxing, pencil number to margin, remnants of mounting tapes to the reverse.
£ 700.00
The boat here is flying two Russian flags - that of the Russian Empire at the top of one of the tall masts, and that of the Russian navy at...
The boat here is flying two Russian flags - that of the Russian Empire at the top of one of the tall masts, and that of the Russian navy at the stern of the steamboat.
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. 1962.679, go to:
https://www.artic.edu/artworks/14930/steam-ship-from-the-set-of-eight-pictures-of-foreign-ships
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. 1962.679, go to:
https://www.artic.edu/artworks/14930/steam-ship-from-the-set-of-eight-pictures-of-foreign-ships