Shirauo – Antique Wall Art
![Shirauo, [between 1804 and 1818] — historic print](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/ae/ae179766c425-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.)
Description
This rare historic print captures Shirauo in remarkable detail. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.
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Shirauo, the translucent whitebait that Edo cooks prized each spring, is the subject of this small print. Its cookery theme and compact size, about 10.5 by 13.6 centimeters, mark it as a kogata surimono, a privately commissioned print made for poetry circles and seasonal greetings rather than wide sale. The designer, Ryūryūkyo Shinsai, worked within that refined tradition, where color woodblock printing produced intimate, carefully composed images. Dating to about 1804 to 1818, it offers a close view of food culture in late Edo-period Japan.
| Created / published | [between 1804 and 1818] |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print : woodcut, color ; 10.5 x 13.6 cm. |
| Genre | organized by the Library of Congress, 2001. No NAR. Is in Lane, p. 325; gives 4 other names before R. name. Nichibunken: Ryūryūkyo Shinsai. |
| Notes | Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print specialists in 2005-06. Format: Kogata Nishikie Surimono. Forms part of: Japanese prints and drawings (Library of Congress). Published in: The Floating world of Ukiyo-e ... / essays by Sandy Kita .... New York ..., 2001, no. 63, p. 124. Exhibited: The Floating world of Ukiyo-e: shadows |
| Subjects | Cookery--Japan--1800-1820. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 4,445 × 3,651 px · prints to 15 × 12 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-221882 |
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