- Nanban-sen (Nanban Ship) - Tomoo Inagaki Print paper size: 8 and

Print paper size: 8 and 1/4 inches wide by 6 and 3/4 inches tall (21 x 17

This handmade paper has impurities that may appear as faint spots (upper right corner)

Himeji Castle is one of Japan’s most iconic landmarks

Date: 1988-1989

and dated "Showa 24 nen 6 gatsu" (Jun 1949) in Japanese on the left margin

- Nanban-sen (Nanban Ship) - Tomoo Inagaki Print paper size: 8 andThe remarkable woodblock print Nanban sen (Nanban Ship) is by Sumio Kawakami (18951972). This large format print is a later impression from the original blocks carved in 1939, printed with a single black block and then hand colored. The image is exotic and visually striking, with rich, well balanced colors. Kawakami used the term Nanban broadly, applying it to ships from various countries, including the Netherlands, rather than limiting it to Portugal