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: Camels with Dutch Handlers
Japan, Edo period c.1821
Woodblock print; ink & stencil-printed color on paper
"A Dutchman escorts the procession of male & female camels handled by two Arabian attendants in handsomely patterned clothes. At upper left is the Dutch word kameel & the term is defined in Japanese to the left. At upper right is a detailed account of the physical attributes of the animals, with the heading 'Camels brought over by the Dutch.'"
The Met: metmuseum.org/art/collection/s