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| Keywords: Sawa Yoshisato - Kozuka with Foreign Ships - Walters 51682 - Back.jpg This kozuka was made in Nagasaki the main port during Japan's period of restricted foreign interchange between the 1630s and the 1850s Most of Japan's foreign trade during that time occurred through Nagasaki The large boat in the center is a Dutch ship The flag at its left is either the Dutch tricolor or the flag of the Dutch East Indies Company which used the tricolor as a background The two boats on the right are Chinese junks Five other small boats are in the water between the large ships These boats are tied to together and are pulling the large boat into port Part of the port can be seen behind the small boats ca 1825 late Edo shibuichi gold silver copper cm 9 8 accession number 51 682 3208 Henry Walters Baltimore date and mode of acquisition unknown Walters Art Museum Henry Walters Acquired by Henry Walters Signature Sawa Juhôsai Yoshisato place of origin Nagasaki Japan Walters Art Museum license Kozuka in the Walters Art Museum Sawa Yoshisato Media contributed by the Walters Art Museum needs category review | ||||
