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Portrait of a Korean Sailor
James Erxleben (mentioned on object), 1834-01
The Dutch were not the only foreigners in Nagasaki. There was also a large trading settlement of Chinese merchants as well as a Korean community. This image portrays an unidentified Korean man. It is included in Philipp Franz von Siebold’s book Nippon. He was a German doctor in service to the Dutch who stayed on Deshima and described Japan and its culture in this book.
- Artwork typeprint
- Object numberRP-P-1939-1473
- Dimensionsheight 555 mm x width 380 mm
- Physical characteristicslithografie