Seisha - Orandajin NankinTITLE TRANSLATION:True picture - Dutch Chinese. – Antique Wall Art
(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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This rare historic print captures Seisha - Orandajin NankinTITLE TRANSLATION:True picture - Dutch Chinese. in remarkable detail. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.
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Seisha - Orandajin NankinTITLE TRANSLATION:True picture - Dutch Chinese.
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Titled *Seisha - Orandajin Nankin*, a phrase the record translates as "true picture" of Dutch and Chinese, this 1861 woodcut shows foreigners from two distant places gathered around food and drink. Such scenes drew Japanese curiosity after the ports opened to foreign trade in 1859. The design is signed by Issen Yoshikazu, a print artist known for depictions of foreigners, and the engraver credited is Koizumi Minokichi. Look at the color and the detailed rendering of foreign dress and table customs, which show how Japanese printmakers recorded these early encounters.
| Created / published | 1861 |
|---|---|
| Creator | Koizumi Minokichi 1833-1906 engraver. |
| Medium | 1 print on hōsho paper : woodcut color ; 34 x 22 cm. (block) 37 x 25.5 cm. (sheet) |
| Notes | Title from item. Signature: Issen Yoshikazu ga. Seal date: Cock 6. Annotations stamps etc. on verso of print: 95; LC2585; 27; 47623a (white label). DLC Earlier control number: 9942.25-15. Gift; Mrs. E. Crane Chadbourne; 1930; (DLC/PP-1930:47623a). Forms part of: Chadbourne collection of Japanese prints (Library of Congress). |
| Subjects | Foreign visitors--Japan--1860-1870. Eating & drinking--Japan--1860-1870. Dutch--Japan--1860-1870. Chinese--Japan--1860-1870. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Japanese Fine Prints |
| Original scan | 3,990 × 5,000 px · prints to 13 × 17 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-JFP-227293 |
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