Saru no hanaike ni biwa – Antique Print
![Saru no hanaike ni biwa, [between 1807 and 1812] — historic print](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/1f/1f29e6c527c6-L.webp)
(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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Saru no hanaike ni biwa comes to life in this historic print, reproduced from the original with every detail intact. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.
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Saru no hanaike ni biwa
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A monkey and a loquat branch share the frame in this vertical print, which the title pairs with a flower vase, or *hanaike*. The loquat, or *biwa*, is a fruit tree whose fruit and leaves were popular subjects in Japanese flower-and-bird prints of the period. This color woodcut dates from roughly 1807 to 1812, late in the Edo period, when artists produced such images for a wide urban market. Its brief, close-up composition reflects the interest in careful observation of animals and plants that shaped the genre, and the print is worth a look for how its color blocks build up texture and tone.
| Created / published | [between 1807 and 1812] |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print : woodcut, color ; 35 x 23.2 cm. |
| Genre | Ukiyo-e Japanese Color 1800-1820.Woodcuts Japanese Color 1800-1820. |
| Notes | Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print specialists in 2005-06. Format: vertical Oban Two-Toned Ink Print. Forms part of: Japanese prints and drawings (Library of Congress). |
| Subjects | Fruit--Japan--1800-1820. Plants--Japan--1800-1820. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 3,607 × 4,449 px · prints to 12 × 15 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-221890 |
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