Gaikoku jinbutsu zukushi - minami AmerikaTITLE TRANSLATION:People from foreign lands - South America. – Vintage 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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Gaikoku jinbutsu zukushi - minami AmerikaTITLE TRANSLATION:People from foreign lands - South America. comes to life in this historic print, reproduced from the original with every detail intact. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.
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Gaikoku jinbutsu zukushi - minami AmerikaTITLE TRANSLATION:People from foreign lands - South America.
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Among the foreign-themed prints of its day, this sheet stands out for its focus on South America, which the Japanese title "Minami Amerika" names directly. Dated 1861 and signed by the designer Yoshitora, it belongs to a popular series that appeared after Japan opened its ports to foreign trade in the 1850s, when curiosity about visitors and distant lands ran high. The record credits the writer Kanagaki Robun and the carver Matsushima Seikichi, reflecting the collaboration typical of Edo-period woodblock publishing. Its subject headings point to clothing and dress, which makes it useful for seeing how Japanese artists imagined foreign fashions at the time.
| Created / published | 1861 |
|---|---|
| Creator | Matsushima Seikichi engraver.Kanagaki Robun 1829-1894. |
| Medium | 1 print on hōsho paper : woodcut color ; 32 x 22 cm. (block) 34 x 23.5 cm. (sheet) |
| Notes | Title from item. Signature: Yoshitora ga. Shiba Jyakuyo printmaker. Seal date: Cock 5. From series entitled: Gaikoku jinbutsu zukushi (People from foreign lands). Annotations stamps etc. on verso of print: 115; 47623a; 24; LC2585. DLC Earlier control number: 9942.3-5. Gift; Mrs. E. Crane Chadbourne; 1930; (DLC/PP-1930:47623a). Forms part of: Chadbourne collection of Japanese prints (Library of Congress). |
| Subjects | Foreign visitors--Japan--1860-1870. Clothing & dress--Japan--1860-1870. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Japanese Fine Prints |
| Original scan | 4,045 × 5,000 px · prints to 13 × 17 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-JFP-227310 |
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