Rakuda no zu – Vintage Print
(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
This rare historic print captures Rakuda no zu in remarkable detail. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.
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A camel is the subject of this two-sheet vertical print, which sets it apart from the actor and beauty portraits that filled Edo print shops. The animal reached Edo in 1821 as a gift from the Dutch to the shogun, traveling overland from Nagasaki, and it drew large crowds that prompted printmakers to produce images of it. Musicians appear alongside the camel, and the record lists them as a second subject. The paired sheets show the scale of the color woodblock work, which gives the exotic animal a presence that a single narrow sheet would have struggled to convey.
| Created / published | 1824 |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print (2 sheets) : woodcut, color ; 36 x 24.5 cm (left panel), 38.9 x 25.9 cm (right panel) |
| Genre | Diptychs Japanese 1820-1830.Ukiyo-e Japanese Color 1820-1830.Woodcuts Japanese Color 1820-1830. |
| Notes | Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print specialists in 2005-06. Diptych matted in 2 sections: left (1511a), right (1511b). Format: vertical Oban Nishikie diptych. Forms part of: Japanese prints and drawings (Library of Congress). |
| Subjects | Camels--Japan--1820-1830. Musicians--Japan--1820-1830. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 3,640 × 4,448 px · prints to 12 × 15 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-221945 |
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