Objects of the sea – Antique Wall Art
![Objects of the sea, [195-] — historic print](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/34/34a9a4f50c41-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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This historic print of Objects of the sea brings a moment of history to your wall. It comes from the collections of the Library of Congress, scanned from the original and carefully restored.
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Objects of the sea
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*Objects of the Sea* is a color woodcut whose subject is shells rather than the landscapes or actors that dominate Japanese printmaking. It is a sōsaku-hanga, or "creative print," in which the artist designed, carved and printed the block personally instead of dividing the work among specialists, as traditional ukiyo-e workshops did. The Library of Congress dates it to the 1950s, though a note in its record questions that date and proposes 1914. The print appeared in the Library's 2001 ukiyo-e exhibition beside the older tradition it grew from.
| Created / published | [195-] |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print : woodcut, color ; 22 x 17 inches (approximate size). |
| Genre | organized by the Library of Congress, 2001. Is date correct? or should be 1914- |
| Notes | Title from print. Other information based on entry for item in exhibition catalog. Sōsaku-hanga print. 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. 88, p. 152. Exhibited: The Floating world of Ukiyo-e: shadows |
| Subjects | Shells--1950-1960. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 3,670 × 4,574 px · prints to 12 × 15 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-221966 |
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