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Portraits of figures from barbarian countries: the king of Holland
Bankoku jimbutsu zue: oranda no kokuo
1861
35.2 x 23.6 cm
Artist: Ichieisai Yoshitsuya
Publisher: Ebiya Rinnosuke, Yokohama
Inv.nr.: NEHA SC 477 nr. 27
Slide: BG K9/446

A caricatural fantasy of King William III rather than a portrait, accompanied by a satirical poem.

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Text:
Even the people
who write with crabbed hand
are craving for
the Elevated Way
of our Country