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[Japanese drawing] – Vintage Wall Art

[Japanese drawing], 1750 — historic drawing
[Japanese drawing], 1750. Historic drawing from the Japanese Prints collection.

(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 rare historic drawing captures [Japanese drawing] in remarkable detail. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.

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A drawbridge spanning a waterway, with figures working among tools and equipment, is the detail that sets this drawing apart. The subject headings place the scene in Tokyo between 1850 and 1900, a period when Western visitors were becoming more common after Japan opened to foreign trade in the 1850s. The attribution to Isoda Koryūsai, an Edo-period artist active from the 1760s to the 1780s, does not match the catalog date of 1750, so the dating is best treated as provisional. The tools shown beside the workers offer a useful glimpse of everyday labor.

Created / published1750
CreatorIsoda Koryūsai fl. 1764-1788 artist.
Medium1 drawing.
NotesForms part of: Japanese prints and drawings (Library of Congress). Forms part of the David Murray Collection. Tools equipment some figures
SubjectsDrawbridges--Japan--Tokyo--1850-1900. Foreign visitors--Japan--Tokyo--1850-1900.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Japanese Fine Prints
Original scan3,618 × 5,088 px · prints to 12 × 17 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-JFP-227612

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