Gaikokujin yuko no zu - Amerika nyoninTITLE TRANSLATION:Amusements of foreigners - American woman. – Antique Wall Art
(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 print of Gaikokujin yuko no zu - Amerika nyoninTITLE TRANSLATION:Amusements of foreigners - American woman.. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.
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Gaikokujin yuko no zu - Amerika nyoninTITLE TRANSLATION:Amusements of foreigners - American woman.
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A woman in Western dress appears among children playing on stilts, a pairing that sets this sheet apart from the many foreign-themed prints of its time. It comes from the series *Gaikokujin yūkō no zu*, or *Amusements of Foreigners*, which appeared after Japan opened its ports to foreign trade in 1859. Ukiyo-e artists used scenes like this to show curious Japanese viewers how Westerners dressed and spent their leisure, often with a light, observant humor. The print is signed Yoshitora, though the catalog also lists Kunichika, Kuniaki and Toyokuni among its makers.
| Created / published | 304 |
|---|---|
| Creator | Toyohara Kunichika 1835-1900 artist.Utagawa Kuniaki 1835-1888 artist.Utagawa Toyokuni 1786-1865 artist. |
| Medium | 1 print on hōsho paper : woodcut color ; 32.8 x 20 cm. (block) 37 x 25 cm. (sheet) |
| Notes | Title from item. Signature: Yoshitora ga. Seal date: Cock 1. From series entitled: Gaikokujin yūkō no zu (Amusements of foreigners). Annotations stamps etc. on verso of print: 117; 47623a (white label). DLC Earlier control number: 9942.3-6. Gift; Mrs. E. Crane Chadbourne; 1930; (DLC/PP-1930:47623a). Forms part of: Chadbourne collection of Japanese prints (Library of Congress). |
| Subjects | Foreign visitors--American--Japan--1860-1870. Stilts--1860-1870. Children playing--Japan--1860-1870. Americans--Clothing & dress--Japan--1860-1870. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Japanese Fine Prints |
| Original scan | 3,954 × 5,000 px · prints to 13 × 17 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-JFP-227233 |
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