[Appearance of English people] – Vintage Print
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(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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A window into the past: [Appearance of English people], preserved in this historic print. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.
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Rather than a city view or an actor portrait, this sheet turns to the English and their dress, a subject that drew sudden Japanese curiosity in 1854. It comes from *Gaiban yōbō zuga*, a picture book of foreign appearances published by Tōshundō that year, as American and then British ships were pressing Japan for treaties after Commodore Perry's visit. Printed in color from carved woodblocks, the pages record the tailoring, hats, and manners that a Japanese viewer would have found strange, so they work as both entertainment and early visual reporting on the outside world.
| Created / published | [1854] |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print (2 pages) : woodcut, color. |
| Genre | organized by the Library of Congress, 2001. |
| Notes | Pages in: Gaiban yōbō zuga. [Japan] : Tōshundō Rōjin zōhan, Kaei 7 [1854]. 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. 212. Exhibited: The Floating world of Ukiyo-e: shadows |
| Subjects | English--Clothing & dress--1850-1860. Manners & customs--1850-1860. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 4,109 × 5,079 px · prints to 14 × 17 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-222099 |
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