[Ronin, or masterless Samurai, in doorway] – Antique Print
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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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[Ronin, or masterless Samurai, in doorway] comes to life in this historic print, reproduced from the original with every detail intact. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.
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[Ronin, or masterless Samurai, in doorway]
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A ronin, a samurai without a lord, appears in a doorway with his swords at his side, and the weapons are the chief subject of this color woodcut. The print dates to 1869, the year after the Meiji Restoration of 1868 began dismantling the feudal order that had given samurai their rank and stipends. Many ronin had been retainers of lords whose domains had fallen apart, leaving them without income or a clear place in society. Printmakers of the period often returned to such figures, so the image reflects both a declining warrior class and the romantic appeal that still clung to it.
| Medium | 1 print : woodcut, color. |
|---|---|
| Genre | dreams and substances |
| Notes | [1869] |
| Subjects | Samurai--Japan--1860-1870. Daggers & swords--Japan--1860-1870. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 3,665 × 4,584 px · prints to 12 × 15 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-222068 |
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