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British house in Takanawa
Steamship in an American port. Japanese triptych print shows a crowded pier with a steamboat in the background. Date 1861
Picture of a tiger. Japanese print shows a leopard that has caught a rooster; a bust portrait of a foreign woman in the upper left corner. Date 1860
Foreigners in Yokohama draw up contract in mercantile house. Japanese print shows a Dutch man and a German man drawing up a contract in a mercantile house in Yokohama, Japan. Date 1861
Ichikawa Danjuro VIII in the role of Kaja Yoshitaka. Full-length portrait of the actor Ichikawa Danj-ro VIII in a scene from the play Raigo ajari kaisoden. Date 1854
Foreign boys and girls at play. Japanese print shows foreign children skipping rope and walking on stilts. Date 1860
Portraits of foreigners - Russians, American lady. Japanese print shows the clothing styles of Russian men, and an American woman. Date 1861
Enjoying the view from Atago hill. Japanese print shows a French couple looking at the view of Edo (Tokyo) from the top of a hill. Date 1861
Pressure from a heavy hand. A large Japanese hand crushing Port Arthur, July 25, 1904, a reference to the Russo-Japanese war of 1904-1905. Date ca. 1904
Dutch people taking a Sunday walk in Yokohama. Japanese print shows a Dutch family walking along the shoreline in Yokohama, Japan; Dutch ship in the background. Date 1871
Americans enjoying Sunday in Yokohama. Japanese print shows an American man riding in a carriage along the shoreline in Yokohama
Fukurokuju, the god of wisdom, wealth, long life, and happiness, one of the seven lucky gods, standing, facing left. Date between 1830 and 1850
About foreign lands - English people. Japanese print shows a woman on horseback and a man smoking a cigarette standing next to her. Date 1860
Enjoying a garden of peonies. Ukiyo-e triptych showing a wealthy visitor at a villa garden with giant flowers. Date between 1849 and 1852
True picture - Dutch, Chinese. Japanese print shows a Dutch merchant holding a goblet seated on a chair, a Chinese man holding a bottle stands next to him
Picture of London, England. Japanese triptych print shows cityscape view of London with pedestrian bridge over the Thames River and vehicular traffic in the foreground. Date 1866
Shibori, hairpin, and lip color bowl
Foreign words - America. Japanese print shows a Russian woman playing the flute and an English man holding a rifle. Includes Japanese translations of English words on recto of print, e.g
Big imported elephant from India. Japanese print shows Japanese man with an elephant. Date 1863
Banquet of five nations Yokohama club. Japanese diptych print shows a large group of people seated at a long table during a banquet at the Yokohama Club. Date 1861
Commodore Perry in Japan. Japanese print shows full-length portrait of Commander Matthew Perry in uniform. Date between 1850 and 1900
Famous places in Yokohama: Americans. Japanese print shows a man and a woman visiting the shore in Yokohama, Japan. Date 1861
Baby whitefish. Still life of cut vegetables and a pot containing icefish on a tray. Date between 1804 and 1818
Sugoroku game. Japanese print showing three scenes from part of a Sugoroku game board (?): a Japanese woman and man walking near a bridge; a foreign man smoking a pipe; and Japanese women
People of various nations - Russians, French. Japanese print with four illustrations, two of men on horseback and two illustrating clothing styles of Russian and French women. Date 1861
Portrait of Americans. Japanese print shows an American family, the husband stands nearby while his wife breast-feeds an infant. Date 1861
Dream Ukihashi. Floating bridge of dreams. The poem in the image is a pun on the last chapter of Genji. Date 1854
Collection of reported international treasures. Japanese print shows three scenes, top left: ships sailing around a South American island; top right: an orchid from Borneo; and bottom
Fujimi Teahouse at Zoshigaya. Two women at an outdoor teahouse stall at Zoshigaya with Mount Fuji in the distance. Date 1858
The grounds of Myojin shrine in Kanda The grounds of MyoojinThe grounds of Myojin shrine in Kanda. Japanese print shows a French man and woman sightseeing at the Kanda Myojin shrine in Edo (Tokyo), Japan. Date 1861. The grounds of Myoojin shrine in Kanda
The female warrior Hangaku
Famous places in Tokyo: Ushigabuchi, Kudanzaka. Japanese print showing large area of grass surrounded by buildings; people walking, man riding horseback, and pool of water in foreground. Date 1870
Bernard Palissy, inventor of enamelled pottery. Japanese print shows Palissy, apparently in a frenzy, burning chairs to keep the furnace going as a woman breast feeding a baby and a boy run in fear
The new station at Naito The new station at Nait?The new station at Naito. View of shops seen beyond horses legs. Date 1857
First steam train leaving Yokohama. Japanese triptych print showing a train full of passengers with city, cliff, mountains, and ships sailing on sea in the background. Date ca. 1872
Military maneuvers of French and English troops. Japanese triptych print shows French and English troops engaged in military training maneuvers on a training ground in Yokohama, Japan. Date 1879
Foreign words - Dutch. Japanese print shows a French woman and a Dutch man seated near the waterfront; ships in background
Foreigners watching New Years dance. Print shows a man and a woman watching street entertainers performing a New Years dance. Date 1861
American lady playing accordion. Japanese print shows an American woman playing an accordian; a dog sits on her right and a man stands to her left. Date 1860
Steam train in Yokohama
Farcical love story. Japanese print shows two actors in scene from humorous love story, one actor dressed as a tiger. Includes some text. Date 1860
Various types of birds. Japanese print showing individual images of: geese, ducks, parrot, horned owl, hen, rooster, kite, and crane; entitled in Japanese and English. Date between 1890 and 1930?
About foreign lands - Americans. Japanese print shows an American couple looking at something in the distance. Date 1860
Russians. Japanese print shows three Russians, two wearing military uniforms. The third Russian has an animal, possibly some sort of feline, on a leash. Date between 1850 and 1900
People from foreign lands - South America. Japanese print shows a man seated in a chair and a woman standing next to him. Includes text across top of illustration. Date 1861
Americans. Japanese print with text shows an American naval personnel(?) with a Japanese person(?) apparently feeling jolly. Date between 1800 and 1899
A map of the world. Japanese print shows a map of the world with sailing ships on the seas and American and Russian soldiers. Date between 1850 and 1900
A scene showing the Doctor Huatuo attending to the warrior Guanyus arm wound. Ukiyo-e triptych showing the story of Chinese Baron Kan-u playing go while the famous Dr
