A shogunal pleasure trip by boat in 1798. Colour woodcut, 1889.

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1889
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37459i
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A shogunal pleasure trip by boat in 1798. Colour woodcut, 1889. Wellcome Collection. Public Domain Mark. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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The size of the boats carrying the shogun and retainers is vastly exaggerated; auspicious cranes fly overhead

A nostalgic view created during the period of return to the appreciation of old 'pre-Western' customs; date given in the historical cartouche is 1889

The cherry blossoms indicate the Sumida river

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Edo [Tokyo] : [publisher not identified], 1889.

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3 prints : woodcut, triptych printed in colours

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Wellcome Collection 37459i

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