Antique Photo Print - Japanese Ukiyo-e print - Antique Wall Decor Print (6) – Vintage Photo Print
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Antique Photo Print - Japanese Ukiyo-e print - Antique Wall Decor Print (6)
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Listed with a date of 1750, this example falls early in Japan's Edo period, when ukiyo-e, or "pictures of the floating world," were made by carving designs into wood blocks and printing them by hand. The record calls it a photo print, but ukiyo-e is a woodblock tradition, so that label is likely a cataloguing error. Such prints were affordable entertainment for townspeople in cities like Edo, showing actors, beauties and scenes of everyday life. Full-color printing, which later made the genre famous, did not arrive until about 1765, so a print of this date would have used fewer colors.
| Created / published | 1750 |
|---|---|
| Subjects | Japanese Fine Prints |
| Original scan | 690 × 980 px |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-JFP-228299 |
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