Woodblock illustration of a Japanese castle on a book page – Historic Print
(Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
Description
Few images capture their era like this historic print of Woodblock illustration of a Japanese castle on a book page. Drawn from the Snapshots of the Past archive, it is an authentic piece of documented history.
Framed, it is ready for the wall; unframed, it is ready for the frame you choose. Perfect for a home, office, library or classroom wall, and a gift with a story behind it. Free shipping in the lower 48 states. Snapshots of the Past has been bringing history to the wall since 2001, for tens of thousands of customers worldwide.
Woodblock illustration of a Japanese castle on a book page
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Printed as a woodblock illustration on a book page, this castle was made to be read as well as looked at. Japanese publishers of the Edo period (1603 to 1868) and the years after relied on carved woodblocks to reproduce text and pictures together, so scenes like this one often appeared in travel guides, gazetteers, and illustrated histories. Castles such as those with tiered white-plastered keeps were favorite subjects for these books, and their outlines are worth a closer look for the carver's fine lines and the way the image sits within the printed page.
| Original scan | 3,660 × 4,583 px · prints to 12 × 15 in at 300 dpi |
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| Reference | 3g08676_ |
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