PT2097

Japanese junks Long Caption: Inscribed by the artist on the album page, as title, but without any suggestion of where the coastal location may be. Colleagues in the Museum of Maritime Science, Tokyo, have kindly identified the principal vessel, lying at anchor, as a 'bezaisen' of about 150 tons: while smaller ones were used for local voyages (see PJ2093), this size was a long-distance trader typical of Osaka and Kyoto region at this period. Another similar vessel in the distance has sail raised, but is making little headway in what appears calm, overcast weather. Credit line: © National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London Object: PAJ2097 Artist: Lt. James Henry Butt Date: circa 1868 Medium: watercolour Size: 92 mm x 157 mm Click here to buy a bespoke print of this image.