Tōkyō Takanawa ōrai kuruma zukushi yukiai no zu – Antique Wall Art
![Tōkyō Takanawa ōrai kuruma zukushi yukiai no zu, Japan : [s.n.], 1871. — historic print](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/91/91a3f0047f0b-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.)
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This rare historic print captures Tōkyō Takanawa ōrai kuruma zukushi yukiai no zu in remarkable detail. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.
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Carriages, rickshaws, and foreign visitors crowd the road in this color triptych, which Ichiyōsai Kuniteru II signed and issued in 1871, the early Meiji period. The scene is set at Takanawa, a stretch of the Tōkaidō road on the edge of Tokyo, where new Western-style vehicles and the recently introduced rickshaw mixed with traditional travel. The record notes that the left sheet is missing, so the surviving panels show only part of the original composition, but they still capture a moment when the city's streets were changing quickly.
| Created / published | Japan : [s.n.], 1871. |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print on hōsho paper (2 sheets) : woodcut, color ; each block 35 x 24.2 cm., each sheet 35.8 x 24.7 cm. |
| Genre | Woodcuts Japanese Color 1870-1880.Triptychs Japanese Color 1870-1880. |
| Notes | Title from item. Signature: Ichiyōsai Kuniteru ga. Seal date: Goat. Triptych matted in separate sections; left section is missing: right (69a), center (69b). DLC Backed with black ink print and text, unidentified. Annotations, stamps, etc. on verso of print: 35; 47623a. Earlier control number: 4894.6-3. Gift; Mrs. E. Crane Chadbourne; 1930; (DLC/PP-1930:47623a). Forms part of: Chadbourne collection of Japanese prints (Library of Congress). Form of name (100) in original record: Kuniteru II, Ichiyosai; Source of name (100): Lane, p. 296. |
| Subjects | Carriages & coaches--Japan--Tokyo--1870-1800. Rickshaws--Japan--Tokyo--1870-1800. Railroads--Japan--Tokyo--1870-1800. Foreign visitors--Japan--Tokyo--1870-1800. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 3,602 × 4,500 px · prints to 12 × 15 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-223683 |
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