開港七十年記念橫濱史料|Seventieth Anniversary of the Opening of Yokohama Port
Unknown Artist
1928
Medium
Book; ink on paper
Dimensions
Image: 10 1/4 x 15 x 1 1/4 in. (26 x 38.1 x 3.2 cm)
Classification
Illustrated Books
Culture & Period
Japan · Shōwa period (1926–89)
Department
Asian Art
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Bequest of William S. Lieberman, 2005
Accession Number
2007.49.342
Tags
Art Historical Context
Published in 1928 to mark the seventieth anniversary of Yokohama Port's opening, this illustrated book—titled *Seventieth Anniversary of the Opening of Yokohama*—serves as a vibrant historical record of one of Japan's pivotal gateways to the world. Yokohama's port was thrust open in 1859 following Commodore Matthew Perry's arrival, ending centuries of national isolation under the Tokugawa shogunate ushering in the Meiji era's rapid modernization. By the Shōwa period (1926–1989), this commemorative volume captured the port's evolution into a bustling hub of international trade, symbolized by sh...