Russian Admiral, early 19th century
Unknown Nagasaki Schoolexpand_more
Ink and color on paperexpand_more
Mary Griggs Burke Collection, Gift of the Mary and Jackson Burke Foundationexpand_more 2015.79.192
Not on Viewexpand_more
A Russian admiral wearing a red-plumed bicorn hat stands against a blank background in this painting by an anonymous artist active in the city of Nagasaki, Japan’s most important international port during the Edo period. Nagasaki was one of only three Japanese ports open to Russia after the two countries signed their first official trade treaty in the mid-1850s. Some Nagasaki artists, many of whom remain anonymous, specialized in printed and painted images of the curious foreigners they encountered in the city.
Details
- Title
- Russian Admiral
- Role
- Artist
- Accession Number
- 2015.79.192
- Catalogue Raisonne
- Murase, Art through a Lifetime, no. 451
- Curator Approved
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