Amerika no shonin shoju no sakura o motomete oi ni kanki no zuTITLE TRANSLATION:American merchant delighted with miniature cherry tree. – Vintage 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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Few images capture their era like this historic print of Amerika no shonin shoju no sakura o motomete oi ni kanki no zuTITLE TRANSLATION:American merchant delighted with miniature cherry tree.. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.
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Amerika no shonin shoju no sakura o motomete oi ni kanki no zuTITLE TRANSLATION:American merchant delighted with miniature cherry tree.
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A dwarfed cherry tree in full bloom draws the eye here, along with the American merchant who gazes at it in obvious delight, leaning on a long stick and wearing a green frock coat. A small vignette in the corner shows a woman in a bonnet of the period. The print was designed by Gountei Sadahide in 1861 and cut by the engraver Koizumi Minokichi. It belongs to the yokohama-e genre, which catered to Japanese curiosity about foreign residents after Yokohama opened to foreign trade in 1859. The pairing of a foreigner's fascination with a potted tree reflects that period's interest in cultural difference.
| Created / published | 1861 |
|---|---|
| Creator | Koizumi Minokichi 1833-1906 engraver. |
| Medium | 1 print on hōsho paper : woodcut color ; 35 x 23 cm. (block) 36.4 x 25 cm. (sheet) |
| Notes | Title from item. Signature: Gountei Sadahide ga. Seal date: Cock 2. Clipping from a catalog on mat: American merchant delightedly gazing at a dwarf tree in bloom. In the corner is a vignette of a lady in a bonnet of the period. The man is resplendent in a green frock coat holding a long stick. By Sadahide 1861. Moriji publisher. Mino Engraver. DLC Annotations stamps etc. on verso of print: 63; 47623a. DLC Foreigners in Japan: Yokohama and related woodcuts in the Philadelphia Museum of Art / Philadelphia Museum of Art. Philadelphia: The Museum 1972 no. 34 (p. 25) Earlier control number: 7710-20. Gift; Mrs. E. Crane Chadbourne; 1930; (DLC/PP-1930:47623a). Forms part of: Chadbourne collection of Japanese prints (Library of Congress). |
| Subjects | Foreign visitors--American--Japan--1860-1870. Bonsai--1860-1870. Merchants--Japan--1860-1870. Cherry trees--Japan--1860-1870. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Japanese Fine Prints |
| Original scan | 1,067 × 1,536 px · prints to 4 × 5 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-JFP-227259 |
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