Snapshots of the Past

[Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.] – Vintage Print

[Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.], 1966 — historic print
[Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.], 1966. 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.)

Description

Step back in time with [Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.], a historic print rich in period detail. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.

Choose the framed print, ready to hang the day it arrives, or the unframed print for a frame of your own. It makes a striking addition to a living room, study or office, and a thoughtful gift. Free shipping in the lower 48 states. Since 2001, Snapshots of the Past has shipped historic prints to tens of thousands of customers around the world.

[Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.]

Order a print

Secure checkout · SSL encryptedPowered by Stripe and PayPal

Free shipping in the lower 48 states. The checkout page shows the picture, size and price before you pay.

Sign up for our newsletter

Sent securely. No purchase needed. Unsubscribe anytime.

Ask about licensing or this print

Its bracketed title, supplied by the Library of Congress, leaves the subject unnamed, so this color woodcut is best approached through its exhibition history. It appeared in *The Floating World of Ukiyo-e: Shadows, Dreams and Substance*, a 2001 Library of Congress exhibition with a catalog published by Harry N. Abrams. Ukiyo-e, the Japanese tradition of woodblock printing that flourished from the seventeenth through nineteenth centuries, portrayed actors, courtesans, landscapes and city life, and its color prints were built by carving a separate block for each hue and pressing them in sequence onto paper.

Created / published1966
Medium1 print : woodcut, color ; 31 x 24 1/2 inches (approximate size).
Genreorganized by the Library of Congress, 2001. Need proper diacritic.
NotesTitle and other information based on entry for item in exhibition catalog. The Floating world of Ukiyo-e: shadows, dreams and substance / essays by Sandy Kita ... [et al.]. New York: Harry N. Abrams, in association with the Library of Congress, 2001, no. 1, p. 6. Exhibited: The Floating world of Ukiyo-e: shadows
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan3,660 × 4,493 px · prints to 12 × 15 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-221938

More from the Japanese Prints collection

Snapshots of the Past helps heritage brands, museums, historians and storytellers tell stories with history: historic prints, image licensing and historical storytelling drawn from more than 25 years of research and curation.

Related pictures

[View of Washington, D.C., copied from a sketch made by a member of the first Japanese delegation to the United States][View of Washington, D.C., copied from a sketch made by a member of the first JaAmerikakoku jōkisha ōraiAmerikakoku jōkisha ōrai[Untitled][Untitled]Amerikakoku jōkisha ōraiAmerikakoku jōkisha ōrai[Woman after bath (the model Tomi after bath)][Woman after bath (the model Tomi after bath)]Amerikakoku jōkisha ōraiAmerikakoku jōkisha ōrai