Gokakoku no uchi - OroshiyajinTITLE TRANSLATION:People of the five nations - Russians. – 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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Step back in time with Gokakoku no uchi - OroshiyajinTITLE TRANSLATION:People of the five nations - Russians., a historic print rich in period detail. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.
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Gokakoku no uchi - OroshiyajinTITLE TRANSLATION:People of the five nations - Russians.
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A Russian officer on horseback anchors this sheet from the *Gokakoku no uchi*, or *People of the Five Nations*, series, and the translated title, *Oroshiyajin*, marks it as the Russian entry. After Japan opened several ports to Western trade around 1859, foreigners became a novelty, and print artists rushed to show their clothing, horses and manners to buyers. The print is signed Yoshitora, a name linked with Yokohama-e scenes of foreigners, although the catalog also credits Hiroshige II and III. Its color woodcut form and 1860s subject place it within that brief fashion for depicting outsiders in popular prints.
| Created / published | 304 |
|---|---|
| Creator | Utagawa Hiroshige 1826?-1869 artist.Utagawa Hiroshige 1842?-1894 artist. |
| Medium | 1 print on hōsho paper : woodcut color ; 33.5 x 24.5 cm. (block) 37.5 x 25 cm. (sheet) |
| Notes | Title from item. Signature: Yoshitora ga. Seal date: Cock 3. From series entitled: Gokakoku no uchi (People of the five nations). Annotations stamps etc. on verso of print: 143; 47623a (white label). DLC Earlier control number: 9942.3-32. Gift; Mrs. E. Crane Chadbourne; 1930; (DLC/PP-1930:47623a). Forms part of: Chadbourne collection of Japanese prints (Library of Congress). |
| Subjects | Military officers--Russian--Japan--1860-1870. Horseback riding--Japan--1860-1870. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Japanese Fine Prints |
| Original scan | 1,092 × 1,536 px · prints to 4 × 5 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-JFP-227697 |
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