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[Japanese drawing] – Historic Print

[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.)

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Few images capture their era like this historic drawing of [Japanese drawing]. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.

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This print stands apart from others on the board for its red ground and the Japanese inscription set among its flowers. Designs like this one were often made for kimono cloth, noren curtains, or wrapping fabric, where pattern and text could both signal a motif, a maker, or a season. Many such patterns were produced by stencil dyeing or block printing, methods that let a single design be repeated across long lengths of cloth. Reading the inscription closely is the best way to learn more about its purpose and origin.

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. color patterns designs
SubjectsDrawbridges--Japan--Tokyo--1850-1900. Foreign visitors--Japan--Tokyo--1850-1900.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Japanese Fine Prints
Original scan3,642 × 5,347 px · prints to 12 × 18 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-JFP-227583

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