Amerika nigiwai no zuTITLE TRANSLATION:Picture of flourishing America. – Antique 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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A window into the past: Amerika nigiwai no zuTITLE TRANSLATION:Picture of flourishing America., preserved in this historic print. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.
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Amerika nigiwai no zuTITLE TRANSLATION:Picture of flourishing America.
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Few subjects in Yokohama prints were as novel as the Americans who settled in the port after it opened to foreign trade in 1859, and this triptych focuses on their dress and the bustle of town life around them. Dated 1861 and issued as part of a series on the Western world, the three sheets record a sight that fascinated Japanese viewers, when foreign clothing was still unfamiliar on Japanese streets. The record credits several artists from the Utagawa circle, and the signature reads Hiroshige. Notice how the designers render Western garments with close attention to cut and fabric, a reminder of the cultural exchange that reshaped port life.
| Created / published | 1861 |
|---|---|
| Creator | Toyohara Kunichika 1835-1900 artist.Utagawa Kuniaki 1835-1888 artist.Utagawa Toyokuni 1786-1865 artist. |
| Medium | 1 print on hōsho paper (3 sheets) : woodcut color ; each block 35.5 x 24.5 cm.; each sheet 35.5 x 24.5 cm. |
| Notes | Title from item. Signature: Hiroshige ga. Seal date: Cock 9. Triptych formerly housed in 3 separate sections; rehoused in single mat. Annotation in pencil on mount: H1. From series entitled: Images of the western world. Annotations stamps etc. on verso of print: 4; LC2585; 47623a (white label). 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. 70 (p. 132) Yokohama ukiyoe : Reflection of the cultures of Yokohama in days of the port opening / Tsuneo Tamba. [Japan : 1962] Earlier control number: 4162. Gift; Mrs. E. Crane Chadbourne; 1930; (DLC/PP-1930:47623a). Forms part of: Chadbourne collection of Japanese prints (Library of Congress). Exhibited: The Floating world of Ukiyo-e: shadows dreams and substances organized by the Library of Congress 2001. Source of name ( |
| Subjects | Americans--Clothing & dress--1860-1870. City & town life--1860-1870. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Japanese Fine Prints |
| Original scan | 1,086 × 1,536 px · prints to 4 × 5 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-JFP-227225 |
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