A JAPANESE WORLD MAP WOODBLOCK PRINT, SEKAI BANKOKU NIHON YORI KAIJO RISU OJO JIMBUTSU (PICTORIAL MAP OF DISTANCES FROM JAPAN, THE NAMES OF MANY LANDS AND THEIR PEOPLE) by Unknown artist
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A JAPANESE WORLD MAP WOODBLOCK PRINT, SEKAI BANKOKU NIHON YORI KAIJO RISU OJO JIMBUTSU (PICTORIAL MA 1800 - 1850

Unknown artist

PrintJapanese Woodblock print
 38 ⨯ 49 cm
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  • About the artwork
    Unknown author and publisher, late Edo period, 1800-1850.

    Colour woodblock print, 38.5 cm x 49.2 cm

    Note:
    A rare and beautiful primitive-style Japanese world map with portraits of foreign people including North American, South American, Dutch, Indian, Chinese and Korean. Other figures represent fictional lands such as a country populated only by women, and folklore-inspired depictions of a giant, a cyclops and a lilliput.
  • About the artist

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Artwork details

Category
MapsBooks & Maps
Subject
World MapJapanMap (Geographical)
Style
Edo period (Japan 1603-1868)
Material & Technique
PrintJapanese Woodblock print
Colour
Blue