Namiwa no bessō akebono no zu – Vintage Print
(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 Namiwa no bessō akebono no zu, a historic print rich in period detail. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.
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Three sheets joined into one vertical composition, this 1855 triptych is a Genji-e, a print drawing on *The Tale of Genji*, the early eleventh-century court romance by Murasaki Shikibu that Edo-period artists returned to again and again. Its title ends with the word for dawn, which matches the sunrise theme noted in the record, along with women's dress and relations between the sexes. Mid-nineteenth-century color woodblock prints like this were a commercial trade, made for townspeople who knew the novel well enough to recognize its scenes. The layered robes and patterned textiles show how carefully the carver and printer built up each color block.
| Created / published | 1855 |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print (3 sheets) : woodcut, color ; 35.6 x 24.4 cm (left panel), 36.6 x 24.5 cm (center panel), 36.6 x 24.4 cm (right panel) |
| Genre | Triptychs Japanese 1850-1860.Ukiyo-e Japanese Color 1850-1860.Woodcuts Japanese Color 1850-1860. |
| Notes | Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print specialists in 2005-06. Triptych matted in 3 sections: left (2218a), center (2218b), right (2218c). Format: vertical Oban Nishikie triptych, Genji-e. Forms part of: Japanese prints and drawings (Library of Congress). |
| Subjects | Women--Clothing & dress--Japan--1850-1860. Relations between the sexes--Japan--1850-1860. Sunrises & sunsets--Japan--1850-1860. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 3,582 × 4,517 px · prints to 12 × 15 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-221910 |
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