[Fan with maple leaves] – Vintage Wall Art
![[Fan with maple leaves], [between 1830 and 1880] — antique map](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/92/9286e7da4720-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 antique map captures [Fan with maple leaves] in remarkable detail. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.
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A fan decorated with maple leaves is the subject here, with the red-and-gold foliage that Japanese artists long associated with autumn. The sheet is a page from an illustrated Japanese picture book, a format that circulated decorative motifs to artisans and general readers alike. The Library of Congress dates it between 1830 and 1880, and its record places the printing in Japan no earlier than 1878, a reminder that woodblock printing continued well into the Meiji era. The page was included in the Library's 2001 exhibition on ukiyo-e, the floating world tradition.
| Created / published | [between 1830 and 1880] |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print : woodcut, color. |
| Genre | organized by the Library of Congress, 2001. |
| Notes | Page in: Ezōshi fukuro harimazejō. [Japan, not before 1878]. Title devised by Library staff. Published in: The floating world of Ukiyo-e : shadows, dreams, and substance / essays by Sandy Kita ... [et al.], New York : Abrams in association with the Library of Congress, 2001, p. 207. Exhibited: The Floating world of Ukiyo-e: shadows |
| Subjects | Fans (Accessories)--1830-1880. Maples--1830-1880. Leaves--1830-1880. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 3,689 × 4,584 px · prints to 12 × 15 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-222089 |
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