Japanese woodblock print book of Foreigners and their Occupations. Prints start with members of the Imperial Court, moving onto various occupations and culminating in a section on foreigners, who are at the bottom of this hierarchical list. These include: Court Ministers, Daimyo Lords, Swordsmiths, Court Musicians, Farmers, Carpenters, Merchants, Cooks, Artists, Dancers, Monks, Blacksmiths, Potters, Noh Theater Performers, Silk Producers, Weavers, Armor Makers, Tool Makers, Hatters, Parasol Makers, Brush Makers, Sumo Wrestlers, Fan Makers, Pearl Divers, Fishermen, Hunters, Prostitutes, Rivermen, Porters, Street Performers, Horse Groomers, Butchers, Chinese, Koreans, Portuguese, Dutch, Indians, Mongols, ‘Namban’ (Southern Barbarians), People with Long Legs, People with Long Arms, Blacks, and Johnathan Swift-esque Lilliputians and Brobdingnags.
This collection houses art and artifacts from China, Ethiopia, India and Japan.
