Physical description
Blue plate with gold rim featuring design of American families boarding a steam ship in Yokohama, Japan from smaller ships.
Reverse features a circular rim of fold anchors inside of which is text in Japanese and English and an image of a ship.
Inscriptions & markings
"1996/ Yokohama"
on reverse:
"The 8th series of YOKOHAMA UKIYOE/ "American Families Boarding Large Steamship in Yokohama"/ by Gountei Sadahide, 1865 (Genji 1)/ The Steamship drawn in Ukiyoe is not American ship./ However, it is believed he based upon illustrations/ from the Western newspapers which depict her maiden voyage./ Plate number 585/ Ants (r) / Hand Decorated / Masuda Arts/ Yokohama Motomachi"
"PMA 0152/1"
