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Steam Train at Yatsunoyama in Tokyo
Steam Train at Yatsunoyama in Tokyo
Steam Train at Yatsunoyama in Tokyo

Steam Train at Yatsunoyama in Tokyo

Artist (1842 - 1894)
Datec.1875
Place of ManufactureAsia
Mediumwoodcut; coloured inks
DimensionsSheet: 36 × 47.9 cm
ClassificationsFINE ART
Credit LinePurchased with funds from Pauline Back
Object number2013.007.013 a,b
DescriptionDiptych depicts a steam train at Yatsunoyama in Tokyo, stopped on an embankment over the water. At lower right, a foreign woman riding a horse sidesaddle, crosses a stone bridge following a rickshaw and pedestrians. The harbour is crowded with large sailing ships and smaller traditional Japanese boats, with a steam paddle wheeler at left. A lighthouse stands on one of the small islands in the centre.
Status
Not on view