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Sake o nomu samurai – Antique Wall Art

Sake o nomu samurai, [between 1870 and 1890] — historic drawing
Sake o nomu samurai, [between 1870 and 1890]. Historic drawing 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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A samurai raising a cup of sake is the subject of this ink drawing, which the record identifies as the first drawing for a woodblock design. Such sketches were the opening stage of print production: the artist set the composition in ink and light color, and carvers then transferred it to blocks. The work is attributed to the Tsukioka school, the circle associated with the Meiji-era artist Tsukioka Yoshitoshi, whose dramatic images of warriors reflected the changing Japan of the late nineteenth century. Dated between 1870 and 1890, the sheet shows the drawing stage that finished prints usually concealed.

Created / published[between 1870 and 1890]
Medium1 drawing : ink and light colors ; 27 x 18.7 cm.
Genreorganized by the Library of Congress, 2001.
NotesTitle and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print specialists in 2005-06. Attributed to the Tsukioka School. The first drawing for a woodblock design. Forms part of: Japanese prints and drawings (Library of Congress). Published in: The Floating world of Ukiyo-e ... / essays by Sandy Kita .... New York ..., 2001, no. 66, p. 127. Exhibited: The Floating world of Ukiyo-e: shadows
SubjectsWarriors--Japan--1870-1890. Eating & drinking--Japan--1870-1890.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan3,587 × 4,453 px · prints to 12 × 15 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-221866

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