Antique Photo Print - Japanese Ukiyo-e print - Great Gift for History (2) – Antique Photo Print
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Antique Photo Print - Japanese Ukiyo-e print - Great Gift for History (2) comes to life in this historic photograph, reproduced from the original with every detail intact. It is part of the Snapshots of the Past archive, gathered over 25 years of research.
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Antique Photo Print - Japanese Ukiyo-e print - Great Gift for History (2)
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Although the record files it among vintage photographs, this is a Japanese woodblock print of the ukiyo-e tradition, the "pictures of the floating world" that Edo-period artists made for a broad urban public. Dated to 1750, it comes from a time when prints were usually printed in black ink and sometimes hand-tinted, since full-color printing did not become common until the mid-1760s. The catalog gives few details about its subject or maker, so it is best read as an example of the early Edo market for affordable prints showing actors, courtesans, and city life. Worth noticing are the flowing outlines, which were cut into wood blocks that could be reprinted many times.
| Created / published | 1750 |
|---|---|
| Subjects | Japanese Fine Prints |
| Original scan | 734 × 980 px |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-JFP-228090 |
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