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[Japanese Ukiyo-e print] – Vintage Wall Art

[Japanese Ukiyo-e print], 1750 — historic print
[Japanese Ukiyo-e print], 1750. Historic print 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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Few images capture their era like this historic print of [Japanese Ukiyo-e print]. It comes from the collections of the Library of Congress, scanned from the original and carefully restored.

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Printed as a two-sheet diptych, this color woodcut carries one scene across both halves, a format that let Japanese printmakers spread a composition wider than a single sheet allowed. The catalog credits the engraver Matsushima Seikichi and files the subject under ethnic groups in the 1800 to 1850 range, but its date of 1750 does not match that span, so the exact moment of production is uncertain. Ukiyo-e woodblock prints of the Edo period were made in editions and often recorded people, dress, and daily life, which makes them useful visual sources. The two sheets are catalogued separately, so the pairing is worth noting when you study the image.

Created / published1750
CreatorMatsushima Seikichi engraver.
Medium1 print (2 sheets) : woodcut color.
NotesDiptych matted in 2 sections: left (1910a) right (1910b). Forms part of: Japanese prints and drawings (Library of Congress). Diptych (A on C-size mount)
SubjectsEthnic groups--1800-1850.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Japanese Fine Prints
Original scan4,219 × 6,056 px · prints to 14 × 20 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-JFP-227357

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