Zoushigaya fujimi chaya – 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 Zoushigaya fujimi chaya brings a moment of history to your wall. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.
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Zoushigaya fujimi chaya
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The place named in this print is Zōshigaya, a hilltop district on the western edge of Edo, where a teahouse offered visitors a clear view of Mount Fuji on the horizon. Tsutaya Kichizō was an Edo publisher who issued color woodcuts like this one in 1858, a few years after the Ansei earthquake had shaken the city. Views of Fuji from teahouses, temples, and hills were among the most popular subjects for color prints of the period, since they let city residents enjoy the mountain's outline without leaving town. The print is worth a close look for its layered composition, with the teahouse, the surrounding landscape, and the distant peak arranged to draw the eye outward.
| Created / published | Japan : Tsutaya Kichiz |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print : woodcut, color ; 35.9 x 24.5 cm. |
| Genre | dreams and substances |
| Notes | 1858." |
| Subjects | Teahouses--Japan--1850-1860. Fuji, Mount (Japan)--1850-1860. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 3,602 × 4,468 px · prints to 12 × 15 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-221873 |
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