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Utsiuru Harbor I

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Date

1855

Artist

Edward Meyer Kern (1823-1863)

Collection

Museum of Fine Arts Boston

Image Link

https://www.mfa.org/collections/object/utsiuru-harbor-i-269635

Description

Two sailboats in the harbor. Figures lined up on the shore. Cliffs rising up form the shore. Medium: Graphite with white watercolour on yellow-gray paper.

Image Licence

Public Domain

Image Credit

Image courtesy of the Museum of Fine Arts Boston

Location

Japan

Country

Tags

Boats
Buildings
Coasts
Mountains
Ships

Category

Landscapes & Seascapes

TWW Comment

Kern was part of the Rodgers-Ringgold Expedition, a United States scientific and exploring project from 1853 to 1856. In 1855, they visited Japan, and in May were in ‘Hey-da’ and ‘Sima-da’ ports according to the detailed journal ‘The North Pacific surveying and exploring expedition’ by A.W. Habersham.

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