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[New impression: children at play] – Vintage Print

[New impression: children at play] — historic print
[New impression: children at play]. Historic print from the Japanese Prints collection.

(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 color woodcut shows a group of Japanese boys at play during a holiday, a subject the record ties to the 1870s. The title calls it a new impression, so it is likely a later printing of a design that circulated in the Meiji period (1868-1912), when woodcut prints became a popular way to show everyday life, seasonal customs, and children's games to a broad urban public. Prints like this one often reward close looking, since the carved blocks and layered colors reveal how much detail printers could fit into a single sheet. The record does not name the specific festival, so the exact occasion remains open.

Medium1 print : woodcut, color.
Genredreams and substances
Notes[ca. 1875]
SubjectsBoys--Japanese--Japan--1870-1880. Holidays--Japan--1870-1880. Play (Recreation)--Japan--1870-1880.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan3,826 × 4,671 px · prints to 13 × 16 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-222112

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