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[Japanese Ukiyo-e print] – Historic Print

[Japanese Ukiyo-e print], 1750 — historic print
[Japanese Ukiyo-e print], 1750. Historic print 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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A window into the past: [Japanese Ukiyo-e print], preserved in this historic print. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.

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Two sheets joined as a diptych make up this color woodcut, attributed to the engraver Matsushima Seikichi. Its listed subject is ethnic groups, a theme that drew Japanese printmakers during the Edo period, when foreign contact was tightly restricted and prints like this gave city viewers a glimpse of peoples they rarely met. The listed date of 1750 sits oddly with the subject heading, which points to the first half of the nineteenth century, so the dating deserves checking against other sources. Ukiyo-e prints were made in quantity and sold cheaply, so well-preserved impressions with strong color are especially valued today.

Created / published1750
CreatorMatsushima Seikichi engraver.
Medium1 print (2 sheets) : woodcut color.
NotesDiptych matted in 2 sections: left (1469a) right (1469b). Forms part of: Japanese prints and drawings (Library of Congress). Diptych (A on C-size)
SubjectsEthnic groups--1800-1850.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Japanese Fine Prints
Original scan3,977 × 5,773 px · prints to 13 × 19 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-JFP-227349

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