AmerikakokuTITLE TRANSLATION:America. – Historic Reproduction
(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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AmerikakokuTITLE TRANSLATION:America.
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Among the prints in this gallery, this three-sheet triptych stands out for its subject: a balloon ascension in the United States, watched by crowds and carriages. The record titles it *Amerikakoku*, or "America," and gives its date as 1865, with the signature "Yoshitora ga." It belongs to a series on the Western world, made when Japan was only beginning to open its ports to foreign trade and before the Meiji era began in 1868. Artists of this period often drew foreign scenes from Western illustrations, so the print shows how Japanese designers pictured unfamiliar American life. Notice the crowd's dress and the carriages, which give a sense of the spectacle.
| Created / published | 1865 |
|---|---|
| Creator | Toyohara Kunichika 1835-1900 artist.Utagawa Kuniaki 1835-1888 artist.Utagawa Toyokuni 1786-1865 artist. |
| Medium | 1 print on hōsho paper (3 sheets) : woodcut color ; 35.8 x 72.4 cm. (block) 35.8 x 73.2 cm. (sheet) |
| Notes | Title from item. Date from no. 148. Signature: Yoshitora ga. Engraving attributed to: Hori Mino. From series entitled: Images of the western world. Extensive unidentified Japanese writing on backing sheets of no. 148. DLC Printed designs on verso of left panel of no. 150. Annotations stamps etc. on verso of print no. 148: 127. DLC Annotations stamps etc. on verso of print no. 149: verso of right section: BCL [Bella C. Landauer ownership stamp]; C 318/2; 452 [with Japanese mark]; verso of center section: C 318/2; Japan [stamp]; verso of left section: C 318/2; Japan [stamp]. DLC Annotations stamps etc. on verso of print no. 150: verso of left section: BCL [Bella C. Landauer ownership stamp]. DLC Earlier control number: 9942.3-16. Gift; Mrs. E. Crane Chadbourne; 1930 (DLC/PP-1930:47623a). Nos. 149 & 150 Originally collected by Bella C. Landauer. Forms part of: Chadbourne collection of Japan |
| Subjects | Balloon ascensions--United States--1860-1870. Carriages & coaches--United States--1860-1870. Spectators--United States--1860-1870. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Japanese Fine Prints |
| Original scan | 1,536 × 760 px · prints to 5 × 3 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-JFP-227245 |
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