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[Japanese Ukiyo-e print] – Antique 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]. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.

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Unlike the single sheets that dominate this board, this work is a diptych printed across two sheets, so its composition was meant to be read as one continuous scene. Matsushima Seikichi cut the blocks for this color woodcut, which the record dates to 1750. Its catalog heading, "Ethnic groups," points to a subject of peoples and their customs, a theme that interested Japanese print makers of the period. Woodblock printing was a collaborative trade, with designers, carvers and printers each shaping the final sheet.

Created / published1750
CreatorMatsushima Seikichi engraver.
Medium1 print (2 sheets) : woodcut color.
NotesDiptych matted in 2 sections: left (620a) right (620b). Forms part of: Japanese prints and drawings (Library of Congress). Diptych (A on C-size)
SubjectsEthnic groups--1800-1850.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Japanese Fine Prints
Original scan4,844 × 6,778 px · prints to 16 × 23 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-JFP-227363

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