Shojiki o mamoru mono wa tenjin kore o sutezuTITLE TRANSLATION:Heaven forsakes no honest man. – Antique Wall Art
(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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This historic print of Shojiki o mamoru mono wa tenjin kore o sutezuTITLE TRANSLATION:Heaven forsakes no honest man. brings a moment of history to your wall. It comes from the collections of the Library of Congress, scanned from the original and carefully restored.
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Shojiki o mamoru mono wa tenjin kore o sutezuTITLE TRANSLATION:Heaven forsakes no honest man.
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Its title, *Shōjiki o mamoru mono wa tenjin kore o sutezu* ("Heaven forsakes no honest man"), is a Japanese proverb, and the print turns that saying into a scene about charity toward the poor, with women and their clothing as central concerns. Made in 1850, during the Kaei era, it is a color woodcut on thin hōsho paper, cut by Koizumi Minokichi from a design by Toshichika. Prints like this were popular in the mid-nineteenth century, when sermonizing images on virtue and hardship reached a wide urban audience. Looking closely at the figures' garments and gestures shows how the artist used everyday dress to signal social standing.
| Created / published | 1850 |
|---|---|
| Creator | Koizumi Minokichi 1833-1906 engraver. |
| Medium | 1 print on hōsho paper : woodcut color ; 30.5 x 22 cm. (block) 31.5 x 22.5 cm. (sheet) |
| Notes | Title from item. Signature: unidentified. Designed and revised by Toshichika: seals are different. Annotations stamps etc. on verso of print: 38; 47623a (white label); LC2585; 23. DLC Earlier control number: 38. Gift; Mrs. E. Crane Chadbourne; 1930; (DLC/PP-1930:47623a). Forms part of: Chadbourne collection of Japanese prints (Library of Congress). |
| Subjects | Charity--1850-1900. Poor persons--1850-1900. Women--1850-1900. Clothing & dress--1850-1900. Proverbs--1850-1900. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Japanese Fine Prints |
| Original scan | 3,611 × 4,530 px · prints to 12 × 15 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-JFP-227279 |
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