Book page: figure under a water fountain, pagodas, Chinese text – Historic Reproduction
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This rare historic print captures Book page: figure under a water fountain, pagodas, Chinese text in remarkable detail. Drawn from the Snapshots of the Past archive, it is an authentic piece of documented history.
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Book page: figure under a water fountain, pagodas, Chinese text
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Chinese characters fill the text on this book page, which shows a figure standing beneath a water fountain with pagodas rising behind. Edo-period Japanese publishers often produced illustrated books that drew on Chinese texts and imagery, since Chinese learning carried prestige among educated readers. Woodblock illustrations like this were carved so that text and picture shared one page, and the simple outlines of the fountain and pagodas show the medium's characteristic economy of line.
| Original scan | 3,669 × 4,575 px · prints to 12 × 15 in at 300 dpi |
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| Reference | 3g08677_ |
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