![Attributed to Hasegawa Sadanobu (1809-1879), Picture of a Steam Ship (Joki fune 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/6954388e20fa967fd001f238bdd9270ej/anastasiavonseiboldjapaneseart-attributed-to-hasegawa-sadanobu-1809-1879-picture-of-a-steam-ship-joki-fune-no-zu-from-a-set-of-foreign-ships-titled-banpaku-zue-illustrations-of-.jpg)
Attributed to Hasegawa Sadanobu (1809-1879)
Picture of a Steam Ship (Joki fune 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 19.1 cm. (5 ¼ x 7 ½ in.)
Very good impression and colour, a few very light spots of foxing near upper edge, pencil number to right margin, minor uneven trimming, reverse with remnants of previous mounting tape.
£ 700.00
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. The cartouche at the top left refers to how the newly built ship can travel several hundred miles a day.
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. 1962.682, go to:
https://www.artic.edu/artworks/14933/steam-ship-from-the-set-of-eight-pictures-of-foreign-ships
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. 1962.682, go to:
https://www.artic.edu/artworks/14933/steam-ship-from-the-set-of-eight-pictures-of-foreign-ships