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[Puppets come to life] – Antique Wall Art

[Puppets come to life] — historic print
[Puppets come to life]. 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 rare historic print captures [Puppets come to life] in remarkable detail. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.

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Wooden puppets coming to life and squaring off give this two-page color woodcut its playful edge. Dated 1841, it dates from the Tenpo era, when Japanese publishers produced illustrated books and single sheets full of comic and fantastic scenes. Puppet theater was a familiar entertainment, so a story of figures that suddenly move and fight would have amused viewers and unsettled them a little at the same time.

Medium1 print (2 pages) : woodcut, color.
Genredreams and substances
Notes[1841]
SubjectsPuppets--1840-1850. Fighting--Japan--1840-1850. Theaters--Japan--1840-1850. Japanese--Communication--1840-1850. Literature--1840-1850.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan3,675 × 4,613 px · prints to 12 × 15 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-222107

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