横浜商館天主堂ノ図|Illustration of Foreign Residences and the Catholic Church in Yokohama (Yokohama shōkan tenshudō no zu)
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From the collection of Metropolitan Museum of Art
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From the collection of Metropolitan Museum of Art
This print shows a busy street in Yokohama with a mix of people, horses, and wagons. A tall church with a cross sits in the middle, surrounded by low buildings with red doors and green windows. Trees bloom with pink flowers, and Mount Fuji looms in the distance under a soft sky. Notice how the artist packed so much activity into one scene—people walking, riding, and gathering, all while keeping the colors bright and the details sharp. The print was made in 1870, when Yokohama was a place where foreign and local cultures mixed. Want to see more? Check out Utagawa Hiroshige III.
