Shibori kanzashi benichoku – Antique Print
![Shibori kanzashi benichoku, [between 1818 and 1830, printed later] — historic print](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/83/834cf8bdf0c0-L.webp)
(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.)
Description
Few images capture their era like this historic print of Shibori kanzashi benichoku. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.
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Shibori kanzashi benichoku
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This shikishi-format print is titled for shibori kanzashi, hair ornaments made from tie-dyed silk, and it shows the fashionable accessories of the late Edo period. Shikishi are square or near-square cards, and this one belongs to the surimono tradition of privately commissioned prints, which were often issued as greeting cards, gifts, or announcements among poets and patrons. The record dates the design to roughly 1818 to 1830, a period when Edo's townspeople were buying more luxury goods, including textile-based hair decorations. The print was made later from the original blocks, so its colors reflect a reproduction rather than an earliest impression.
| Created / published | [between 1818 and 1830, printed later] |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print : woodcut, color ; 21 x 18.5 cm. |
| Genre | organized by the Library of Congress, 2001. No NAR. Not sure if in Lane (see p. 228). Nichibunken: Hōrai Eishin. |
| Notes | Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print specialists in 2005-06. Format: Shikishi Nishikie Surimono. Modern reproduction. DLC Forms part of: Japanese prints and drawings (Library of Congress). Published in: The Floating world of Ukiyo-e ... / essays by Sandy Kita .... New York ..., 2001, no. 90, p. 156. Exhibited: The Floating world of Ukiyo-e: shadows |
| Subjects | Dressing & grooming equipment--Japan--1810-1830. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 3,611 × 4,454 px · prints to 12 × 15 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-221884 |
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