Oranda Watari Meisho, 1856 / print by Utagawa Kunikazu
Oranda Watari Meisho, 1856 / print by Utagawa Kunikazu
About this item
Full title
Author / Creator
Date
1856
Call Numbers
V/295
Record Identifier
Reference Code
Language
Japanese
Physical Description
Contents
1 print - oban (25.4 x 38 cm) - woodblock, kappazuri
Other Descriptions
Level of description
Fonds
Access and use
Copying Conditions
Out of copyright : Published before 1955
Please acknowledge: : Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales
Subjects
More information
Scope and Contents
Contents
The title of this print translates to ‘The birds of Europe’. It was producecd in 1856 as an advertisement for the sale of exotic birds by keeper Troiyaku Kumakichi. The parrots illustrated are unlikely to have come from Europe. Rather, this print reflects the interest in Europe many Japanese people had at this time, and the commerical decisions bas...
Alternative Titles
Full title
Oranda Watari Meisho, 1856 / print by Utagawa Kunikazu
Authors, Artists and Contributors
Author / Creator
Notes
Description source
Translated title, name of artist, and name of bird keeper provided by vendor.
Contextual Information
Source
Purchased from Peter Walker Fine Art, 'Prints of Japan', 11-27 June, 2015, Lot 13
Administrative / Biographical history
The artist, active in Osaka 1849-67, was a member of the Utagawa School, a group of woodblock print artists.
Reference:
Library correspondence file.
Identifiers
Primary Identifiers
Call Numbers
V/295
Record Identifier
9arpvmKn
Permalink
https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/9arpvmKn
Other Identifiers
Reference code
1373614
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