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[Japanese drawing] – Historic Reproduction

[Japanese drawing], 1750 — historic drawing
[Japanese drawing], 1750. Historic drawing from the Japanese Prints collection.

(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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The record for this untitled drawing names drawbridges in Tokyo and foreign visitors to the city, with subject dates of 1850 to 1900, which points to the late Edo and early Meiji years, when Western travelers were first arriving in numbers. The catalog also dates it to 1750, but the artist, Isoda Koryūsai, was active from about 1764 to 1788, so the earlier date is likely approximate. Koryūsai was an Edo-based ukiyo-e artist known for prints of women and courtly scenes, and his drawings show the same careful line work. Because the record is mixed, the drawing is best read as a study of the city's bridges and the people who crossed them, with the exact date still open to question.

Created / published1750
CreatorIsoda Koryūsai fl. 1764-1788 artist.
Medium1 drawing.
NotesForms part of: Japanese prints and drawings (Library of Congress). Forms part of the David Murray Collection. Botanicals
SubjectsDrawbridges--Japan--Tokyo--1850-1900. Foreign visitors--Japan--Tokyo--1850-1900.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Japanese Fine Prints
Original scan2,368 × 3,433 px · prints to 8 × 11 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-JFP-227432

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