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Nagasaki-E		Chinese ship - an early Nagasaki print in Hariya style -
		Place / date:            Yokohama,  probably later 18th century Publisher:               probably Masunaga or Hariya Size:                         54 x 34 cms / c. 21 1/4" x 13 3/8" (large oban) Condition: minor flaws, but generally very good Black outlines and text woodblock-printed, colors in kappa-zuri (stencil coloring). Nagasaki prints, particularly such early and larged-sized ones as this, are extremely rare. ref. no.:  # K002 Price:  € 2,250.00

The inscriptions give the following technical description of and information about the ship: length: 23 ken, width: 6 ken, height: 25 ken (1 ken = 1.8 meters). - Crew members: approximately 100, distance to Tang from Tokyo: 1600 ri (1 ri = c. 3.9 kms / 2.4 mi.). - Early Nagasaki prints are generally not signed by the artist. Recommended reading and reference: N.H.N. Mody, "A Collection of Nagasaki Colour Prints and Paintings - showing the Influence of Chinese and European Art on that of Japan"; London, n.d.    - Depictions of Chinese ships similar to the one in our print are illustrated on plate nos. 62, 63 and 96. R. Lane, "Exotica Japonica: The Nagasaki and Yokohama Prints", in 'The Fascinating World of the Japanese Artist'; The Hague, 1971; pp. 23-35.    - Plate no. 111, p. 29 shows again a similar print of a Chinese ship as ours. cf.: A similar design, - though at much smaller size -, was sold at Christie's Amsterdam, in May 2001.

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