Introduction
The Dutch
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Animals for the Court
Russians
Foreigners in Yokohama
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Foreigners in Yokohama
In 1858 the Dutch monopoly ended. The United States, Great Britain, France and Russia also were granted trading rights with Japan. The foreigners settled in Yokohama, which quickly developed into Japan's most important harbor. Here they had much more freedom of movement than in Nagasaki. Women were also allowed to stay. An international community developed in which the Dutch no longer had special importance.
The prints made in Yokohama are more sophisticated than those from Nagasaki. The artistic level is higher, the printing quality is better, and more colors are used.
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