Gokakoku ... gankirō ni oite sakamori no zu – Historic Reproduction
(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 early Yokohama prints show foreign visitors as plainly as this three-sheet triptych, which places them at the Gankirō teahouse, where they eat, drink, and are entertained by courtesans. Signed by Ikkeisai Yoshiiku and attributed to the engraver Hori Take, the print belongs to the Yokohama-e genre that grew up after the port opened to foreign trade in 1859. Its title and subject matter reflect the period's fascination with the newcomers and their meeting places. The print was later included in the Fowler Museum's exhibition *Steeped in History: The Art of Tea*.
| Created / published | Japan : Kiya, 1860. |
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| Medium | 1 print on hōsho paper (3 sheets) : woodcut, color ; 36.5 x 24.5 cm. (each block), 37 x 24.8 cm. (each sheet) |
| Genre | organized by the Library of Congress, 2001. Exhibited: Steeped in History : The Art of Tea" at the Fowler Museum |
| Notes | Title from item. Signature: Ikkeisai Yoshiiku ga. Engraving attributed to: Hori Take. Seal date: Monkey 12. Triptych in 3 sections (matted together): right (101a), center (101b), left (101c). Annotations, stamps, etc. on verso of print: 75; 47623a (white label). DLC Yokohama : prints from nineteenth-century Japan / Ann Yonemura. Washington, D.C. : Arthur M. Sackler Gallery : Smithsonian Institution Press, c1990, no. 59 (p. 149) The Floating world of Ukiyo-e: shadows, dreams and substance / essays by Sandy Kita ... [et al.]. New York: Harry N. Abrams, in association with the Library of Congress, 2001, no. 106, p. 171 Earlier control number: 9942.1-7. Gift; Mrs. E. Crane Chadbourne; 1930; (DLC/PP-1930:47623a). Forms part of: Chadbourne collection of Japanese prints (Library of Congress). Exhibited: The Floating world of Ukiyo-e: shadows |
| Subjects | Foreign visitors--Japan--Yokohama-shi--1860. Entertainment--Japan--Yokohama-shi--1860. Courtesans--Japan--Yokohama-shi--1860. Eating & drinking--Japan--Yokohama-shi--1860. Teahouses--Japan--Yokohama-shi--1860-1870. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 3,574 × 4,450 px · prints to 12 × 15 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-221922 |
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