Japanese woodblock print with blue spoon and calligraphic label – Vintage Wall Art
(Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
Description
This rare historic print captures Japanese woodblock print with blue spoon and calligraphic label in remarkable detail. It is part of the Snapshots of the Past archive, gathered over 25 years of research.
Framed, it is ready for the wall; unframed, it is ready for the frame you choose. It brings character to any room and makes a memorable gift. Free shipping in the lower 48 states. Snapshots of the Past, founded in 2001, has served tens of thousands of customers worldwide.
Japanese woodblock print with blue spoon and calligraphic label
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A blue spoon at the center of this print sets it apart from the many landscapes and figure studies on the board. Its calligraphic label, an inscribed panel typical of Japanese woodblock prints, would have carried a title or the artist's name in brushed script. Woodblock printing was a collaborative trade: an artist's design was carved into blocks, then inked and pressed by printers, often one block per color. Prussian blue, imported to Japan in the early nineteenth century, changed the palette of many prints from that era, so the color is worth a close look.
| Original scan | 3,679 × 4,559 px · prints to 12 × 15 in at 300 dpi |
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| Reference | 3g08695_ |
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