Title

Buying camlets in a shop, Yokohama - from a sketch by our special artist, 1865. Creator: Unknown.

Caption

Buying camlets in a shop, Yokohama, [Japan], 1865. 'In the sketch we have engraved...as an illustration of the social life and manners of the people of Japan, our Artist and Correspondent at Yokohama has delineated a scene of every-day occurrence in the shops of that busy city. The draper and his assistants, who are not less eager than their fellow-tradesmen in London or Paris to effect a sale, have unrolled a piece of camlet, and are showing it, with voluble commendations, to a purchaser, who is feeling the cloth with both hands to prove its texture, and inspecting its appearance with a dubious eye. His companions are looking on, meanwhile, and probably assisting his judgment with a word or two of advice'. From "Illustrated London News", 1865.

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector

Reference

HRM24A26_392

Model release

NA

Property release

NA

License type

Rights managed

Available size

30,3Mb (2,3Mb) / 13,0in x 9,0in / 3909 x 2711 (300dpi)

Keywords

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