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[Japanese print] – Historic Print

[Japanese print], 1750 — historic print
[Japanese print], 1750. Historic print from the Japanese Prints collection.

(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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This woodcut takes its subject from Saigyō (1118-1190), a former warrior who left military service to become a Buddhist monk and wandered the provinces writing waka poetry. His verses on cherry blossoms, the moon, and the solitary life of a traveling priest made him one of the most admired poets in Japanese literary history, and he later became a favored figure for artists. The print is dated 1750 and credited to the engraver Matsushima Seikichi, so it reflects the mid-Edo period, when woodblock printing was flourishing in cities like Edo. Its color and carved line show the craft of that era, and the record's sparse details leave room to look closely at the figure's robes and setting.

Created / published1750
CreatorMatsushima Seikichi engraver.
Medium1 print : woodcut color.
NotesForms part of: Japanese prints and drawings (Library of Congress).
SubjectsSaigyō 1118-1190--Religion--Japan. Priests--Japan--1800-1870.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Japanese Fine Prints
Original scan5,037 × 7,890 px · prints to 17 × 26 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-JFP-227818

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