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[Japanese drawing] – Historic Print

[Japanese drawing], 1750 — historic drawing
[Japanese drawing], 1750. Historic drawing from the Japanese Prints collection.

(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 drawing captures [Japanese drawing] in remarkable detail. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.

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The record names a drawbridge in Tokyo and foreign visitors as its main subjects, which sets this drawing apart from the many street and figure scenes on the board. The catalog dates it to 1750, yet it credits Isoda Koryūsai, who worked in Edo between about 1764 and 1788, and its subject headings point to 1850 to 1900. That gap is worth keeping in mind. Koryūsai was known for ukiyo-e, the woodblock tradition of city life, beautiful women, and everyday scenes. Foreign visitors became a common sight in Japan after the country opened its ports in the 1850s, so a drawing that pairs a bridge with them reflects that later period of change.

Created / published1750
CreatorIsoda Koryūsai fl. 1764-1788 artist.
Medium1 drawing.
NotesForms part of: Japanese prints and drawings (Library of Congress). Forms part of the David Murray Collection.
SubjectsDrawbridges--Japan--Tokyo--1850-1900. Foreign visitors--Japan--Tokyo--1850-1900.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Japanese Fine Prints
Original scan3,313 × 2,391 px · prints to 11 × 8 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-JFP-227518

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