Japanese woodblock print of boys playing soldiers – Antique Print
(Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
Description
Japanese woodblock print of boys playing soldiers comes to life in this historic print, reproduced from the original with every detail intact. 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. Perfect for a home, office, library or classroom wall, and a gift with a story behind it. 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 of boys playing soldiers
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Boys at play with toy soldiers are the focus here, a scene that appears in Japanese woodblock prints of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, when the country was modernizing and military themes were common in popular imagery. Prints like this were mass-produced for ordinary households, so they captured everyday family life alongside the larger events of the era. The martial play reflects how the Meiji-era public absorbed national pride and the growing importance of the army. Look closely at the carved lines and flat areas of color, which show the handwork that gave woodblock prints their distinctive texture.
| Original scan | 4,559 × 3,655 px · prints to 15 × 12 in at 300 dpi |
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| Reference | 3g08675_ |
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