Snapshots of the Past

[Japanese drawing] – Antique Wall Art

[Japanese drawing], 1750 — historic drawing
[Japanese drawing], 1750. 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.)

Description

Few images capture their era like this historic drawing of [Japanese drawing]. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.

The framed print arrives ready to hang; the unframed option suits custom framing. Perfect for a home, office, library or classroom wall, and a gift with a story behind it. Free shipping in the lower 48 states. Snapshots of the Past has been bringing history to the wall since 2001, for tens of thousands of customers worldwide.

[Japanese drawing]

Order a print

Secure checkout · SSL encryptedPowered by Stripe and PayPal

Free shipping in the lower 48 states. The checkout page shows the picture, size and price before you pay.

Sign up for our newsletter

Sent securely. No purchase needed. Unsubscribe anytime.

Ask about licensing or this print

A drawbridge in Tokyo and the foreign visitors who appear in its subject tags set this sheet apart from the many city views on the board. The record credits Isoda Koryūsai, an ukiyo-e artist recorded as active from 1764 to 1788, but gives a date of 1750, which falls before that span, so the dating calls for caution. The subject tags place the scene between 1850 and 1900, a period when Edo was renamed Tokyo in 1868 and Japan's ports opened to foreign trade and travel.

Created / published1750
CreatorIsoda Koryūsai fl. 1764-1788 artist.
Medium1 drawing.
NotesForms part of: Japanese prints and drawings (Library of Congress). Forms part of the David Murray Collection. Forms part of the David Murray Collection. Murray Collection (continues)
SubjectsDrawbridges--Japan--Tokyo--1850-1900. Foreign visitors--Japan--Tokyo--1850-1900.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Japanese Fine Prints
Original scan3,727 × 5,422 px · prints to 12 × 18 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-JFP-227629

More from the Japanese Prints collection

Snapshots of the Past helps heritage brands, museums, historians and storytellers tell stories with history: historic prints, image licensing and historical storytelling drawn from more than 25 years of research and curation.

Related pictures

[Japanese drawing][Japanese drawing][Japanese drawing][Japanese drawing][Japanese drawing][Japanese drawing][Japanese drawing][Japanese drawing][Japanese drawing][Japanese drawing][Japanese drawing][Japanese drawing]