AmerikaTITLE TRANSLATION:America. – 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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Step back in time with AmerikaTITLE TRANSLATION:America., a historic print rich in period detail. It comes from the collections of the Library of Congress, scanned from the original and carefully restored.
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AmerikaTITLE TRANSLATION:America.
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This woodcut is titled simply "Amerika," and it shows American military men on horseback in Japan, a subject that set it apart from the scenes of landscapes and actors that filled most print shops of the day. The record ties it to the 1860s, when the 1858 treaties had opened ports such as Yokohama to foreign residents, and Japanese printmakers responded with a steady stream of images of these newcomers, known as *ijinga*. The attribution is to the Utagawa studio, with the signature of Issen Yoshikazu noted on the print. Such pictures mix close observation with caricature, so their clothing, mounts, and gestures offer a useful record of how Japanese viewers saw the foreigners in their midst.
| Created / published | 1862 |
|---|---|
| Creator | Utagawa Hiroshige 1826?-1869 artist.Utagawa Hiroshige 1842?-1894 artist. |
| Medium | 1 print on hōsho paper : woodcut color ; 34 x 23 cm. (block) 36.5 x 25.2 cm. (sheet) |
| Notes | Title from item. Signature: Issen Yoshikazu ga. Seal date: Dog 10. Annotations stamps etc. on verso of print: 86; 47623a. DLC Earlier control number: 9942.25-7. Gift; Mrs. E. Crane Chadbourne; 1930; (DLC/PP-1930:47623a). Forms part of: Chadbourne collection of Japanese prints (Library of Congress). |
| Subjects | Horseback riding--Japan--1860-1870. Military personnel--American--Japan--1860-1870. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Japanese Fine Prints |
| Original scan | 3,992 × 5,000 px · prints to 13 × 17 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-JFP-227696 |
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