Gaikokujin yuko no zu - Igirisu nyoninTITLE TRANSLATION:Foreigners enjoying themselves - English woman. – Vintage Print
(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
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Gaikokujin yuko no zu - Igirisu nyoninTITLE TRANSLATION:Foreigners enjoying themselves - English woman.
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A woman in English riding dress, seated sidesaddle on a horse, is the figure this print singles out from the crowd of foreigners that Japanese artists of the 1860s liked to depict. The title, *Gaikokujin yūkō no zu*, translates roughly as "Foreigners Enjoying Themselves," and the sheet is signed by Utagawa Yoshitora, a designer known for pictures of the foreign settlements that opened at Yokohama after 1859. The engraving was carried out by Matsushima Seikichi, and the piece reflects the curiosity, and some of the satire, with which Japanese viewers regarded newcomers' customs such as riding and Western dress.
| Created / published | 304 |
|---|---|
| Creator | Matsushima Seikichi engraver.Kanagaki Robun 1829-1894. |
| Medium | 1 print on hōsho paper : woodcut color ; 33 x 23 cm. (block) 37 x 25 cm. (sheet) |
| Notes | Title from item. Signature: Yoshitora ga. Seal date: Cock 1. Annotations stamps etc. on verso of print: 133; LC2585; 47623a (white label); 17. DLC Earlier control number: 9942.3-22. Gift; Mrs. E. Crane Chadbourne; 1930; (DLC/PP-1930:47623a). Forms part of: Chadbourne collection of Japanese prints (Library of Congress). |
| Subjects | Foreign visitors--English--Japan--1860-1870. Women--Clothing & dress--Japan--1860-1870. Sidesaddle riding--Japan--1860-1870. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Japanese Fine Prints |
| Original scan | 4,031 × 5,000 px · prints to 13 × 17 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-JFP-227312 |
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