Oroshajin - bango wakaiTITLE TRANSLATION:Russians - Japanese translations of barbaric languages. – Vintage Wall Art
(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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Oroshajin - bango wakaiTITLE TRANSLATION:Russians - Japanese translations of barbaric languages. comes to life in this historic print, reproduced from the original with every detail intact. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.
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Oroshajin - bango wakaiTITLE TRANSLATION:Russians - Japanese translations of barbaric languages.
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Russian soldiers in European-style uniforms take center stage here, and the title, which promises Japanese translations of what it calls barbaric languages, points to a conversation theme. The sheet is signed by Yoshitora and was cut by the engraver Matsushima Seikichi, and it dates to 1863, a few years after Japan had opened ports to Western trade and foreigners had become a more common sight. Prints like this one reflected public curiosity about unfamiliar visitors, and this one offers a useful glimpse of how Japanese artists tried to picture encounters across a language barrier.
| Created / published | 1863 |
|---|---|
| Creator | Matsushima Seikichi engraver. |
| Medium | 1 print on hōsho paper : woodcut color ; 35 x 22.5 cm. (block) 37.3 x 26 cm. (sheet) |
| Notes | Title from item. Signature: Yoshitora ga. Seal date is unidentified. Annotation in pencil on mount: Russian soldiers. DLC Annotations stamps etc. on verso of print: 144; 7; 47623a (white label). DLC Earlier control number: 9942.3-33. Gift; Mrs. E. Crane Chadbourne; 1930; (DLC/PP-1930:47623a). Forms part of: Chadbourne collection of Japanese prints (Library of Congress). |
| Subjects | Soldiers--Russian--Japan--1860-1870. Military uniforms--Russian--1860-1870. Conversation--1860-1870. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Japanese Fine Prints |
| Original scan | 3,990 × 5,000 px · prints to 13 × 17 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-JFP-227325 |
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