Scarce work on Westerners Living in Yokohama One of the earliest such books ever published in Japan
[Japan] A wonderful book filled with woodblock printed illustrations of the lives of Westerners living in Yokohama. In 1861, Yokohama was generally a dangerous place to live and there were still fewer than 100 Westerners living there at that time. The superb illustrations by Utagawa Yoshikazu show the daily life of foreigners in Yokohama at the port area, at the Gankiro pleasure house, foreign products like cameras, lights and clocks, musical performances, children's activities, rooms of Westerners' houses, food preparation, doing the laundry, and sewing etc. Interestingly, a number of pages also contain various English words and how they are pronounced (although many of the words are hard to decipher). The Japanese title is, 'Sho Utsushi Yokohama Ijin Zuga'.
Edo [Tokyo]. Shinagawaya Kyusuke. 1861.
20 leaves. 17.9 x 11.7cm.
In good condition. Covers quite worn with minor loss to illustration. Lower corners darkened from thumbing. Some marks and minor stains. Old worm trail affecting small area near spine of last few leaves. b34091264
