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[The doll ceremony] – Antique Wall Art

[The doll ceremony], 1720 — historic print
[The doll ceremony], 1720. 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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Dolls, women in fine kimono, and a spread of food set this woodcut apart as a scene of the doll festival. Held each March and later called Hinamatsuri or Girls' Day, the celebration centered on tiered displays of dolls and sweet rice drinks, offered in hopes of healthy daughters. The record dates the scene to 1720, yet the engraver, Koizumi Minokichi, lived from 1833 to 1906, so the date most likely refers to the period depicted rather than the year the block was cut.

Created / published1720
CreatorKoizumi Minokichi 1833-1906 engraver.
Medium1 print : woodcut.
NotesTitle and other information based on data written on mount and Richard Lanes Masters of the Japanese print 1962 pp. 130-134. Forms part of: Visual materials from Donald D. Walker collection. Preliminary catalog record
SubjectsWomen--Clothing & dress--Japan--1720-1750. Women--Social life--Japan--1720-1750. Rites & ceremonies--Japan--1720-1750. Holidays--Japan--1720-1750. Dolls--Japan--1720-1750. Eating & drinking--Japan--1720-1750.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Japanese Fine Prints
Original scan3,650 × 4,634 px · prints to 12 × 15 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-JFP-227260

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