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Portrait of a Russian Ship 1862

Ukiyo-e (???), "pictures of the floating world", is a genre of Japanese woodblock prints (or woodcuts) and paintings produced between the Tokugawa or Edo Period (1615-1868). They were mass produced and meant for mainly townsmen, who were generally not wealthy enough to afford an original painting. The original subject of ukiyo-e was city life, in particular activities and scenes from the entertainment district; featuring motifs of landscapes, tales from history, the theatre and pleasure quarters.

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Title: Portrait of a Russian Ship 1862

Caption: Ukiyo-e (???), "pictures of the floating world", is a genre of Japanese woodblock prints (or woodcuts) and paintings produced between the Tokugawa or Edo Period (1615-1868). They were mass produced and meant for mainly townsmen, who were generally not wealthy enough to afford an original painting. The original subject of ukiyo-e was city life, in particular activities and scenes from the entertainment district; featuring motifs of landscapes, tales from history, the theatre and pleasure quarters.

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Image size: 2200 × 3200 px | 20.1 MB

Print size: 18.6 × 27.1 cm | 866.1 × 1259.8 in (300 dpi)

Keywords: 1862 • ANILINE • DYES • FLOATING WORLD • FOREIGNER • FOREIGNERS • JAPAN • JAPANESE • JUNK • NIPPON • NIPPONESE • OBAN • PRINT • RICE PAPER • SAIL • SHIP • SHIP: JUNK • SHIPS BOW • SHIPS • SHOGUN • UKIYO-E • YOKAHOMA