[Various types of birds] – Historic Reproduction
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(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 [Various types of birds] brings a moment of history to your wall. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.
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[Various types of birds]
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Rather than focusing on a single bird, this color woodcut gathers several kinds on one sheet, a format that draws on the older Japanese tradition of bird-and-flower pictures known as *kachō-e*. Dated 1890, during the Meiji period, it was printed on *hōsho*, a sturdy handmade paper that holds color well. The record credits three artists, Toyohara Kunichika, Utagawa Kuniaki and Utagawa Toyokuni, which reflects how woodblock studios often carried on names and styles from earlier masters as the craft faced new competition from photography and lithography.
| Created / published | 1890 |
|---|---|
| Creator | Toyohara Kunichika 1835-1900 artist.Utagawa Kuniaki 1835-1888 artist.Utagawa Toyokuni 1786-1865 artist. |
| Medium | 1 print on hōsho paper : woodcut color ; 35.5 x 23.5 cm. (block) 35.5 x 23.5 cm. (sheet) |
| Subjects | Birds--1890-1930. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 3,606 × 4,478 px · prints to 12 × 15 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-JFP-227254 |
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