Print of american on horseback

Yokohama-e are ukiyo-e prints depicting foreigners in the port of Yokohama. In 1859, the port of Yokohama was opened to foreigners, and ukiyo-e artists, particularly those of the Utagawa school, produced over 800 prints depicting them in response to widespread curiosity about foreigners. By 1860, their popularity was such that over 400 yokohama-e were produced in just two years. Yokohama-e production ceased in the 1880s. The most popular subjects of these prints were scenes of daily life, portraits of foreigners, and genre scenes.