[Sugoroku game] – Vintage Wall Art
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Rather than a plain board of scenery, this sheet turns the sugoroku race game into a satire on foreign visitors in Japan, with smoking and entertainers among its subjects. Sugoroku, a dice game played by moving counters along a numbered path toward a finish, was a familiar family pastime, so viewers of the period would have recognized the format and enjoyed the twist. The year 1860 falls just after Japan opened certain ports to foreign residence and trade, when such newcomers drew both curiosity and ridicule in woodblock prints. The record places this sheet in a satirical series, though its exact link to the game's rules is not documented.
| Created / published | [1860] |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print on hōsho paper : woodcut, color ; 24.5 x 33 cm. (block), 26 x 37 cm. (sheet) |
| Genre | Woodcuts Japanese Color 1860.Gameboards Japanese Color 1860. |
| Notes | Title devised by Library staff. One of a satirical series; reinterpretation of the popular family game sugoroku, a game similar to backgammon. Annotations, stamps, etc. on verso of print: 171; 47623a. Earlier control number: 236.3-20. Gift; Mrs. E. Crane Chadbourne; 1930; (DLC/PP-1930:47623a). Forms part of: Chadbourne collection of Japanese prints (Library of Congress). DDE: Which Hiroshige is this? KC: not clear what is the connection to Sugoroku - sent email to KB to ask Yoko for more info. No response as of 3/19/03. |
| Subjects | Foreign visitors--Japan--1860. Smoking--1860. Entertainers--Japan--1860. Sugoroku (Game)--1860. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 4,481 × 3,586 px · prints to 15 × 12 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-223662 |
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