Amerika Karuhorunia Ko shuppan no zu|Sailing from a California Port
1862
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From the collection of Metropolitan Museum of Art
1862
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From the collection of Metropolitan Museum of Art
This triptych shows three busy scenes at a harbor. On the left, a large ship with an American flag flies past smaller boats. In the middle, people in fancy clothes wave from a small boat while others stand on the shore. The right panel shows a group of well-dressed people—men in suits, women in long red dresses—standing near a dock with a big ship and a city skyline in the background. Notice how the artist mixes bright colors with sharp lines to show movement and excitement. The mix of Western-style clothing and ships suggests a moment of cultural exchange. Look up Utagawa (Gountei) Sadahide next to see more of his work.
