MS 7340 Collection of Japanese woodblock prints
Object Details
- Local Numbers
- NAA MS 7340
- Place
- Japan
- East Asia
- Culture
- Japanese
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- MS 7340 Collection of Japanese woodblock prints
- Extent
- 43 Prints (woodblock prints; ink and color on paper, 7 x 9 inches)
- Date
- circa 1860-1877
- Custodial History
- The provenance of the collection is unknown; there is no accession information available. In 1960 Department of Anthropology collections staff removed the prints from frames (which were subsequently destroyed) and assigned an arbitrary number to the collection (T-8184). The collection was transferred from the object collections of the Department of Anthropology to the National Anthropological Archives in September 1983.
- Archival Repository
- National Anthropological Archives
- Identifier
- NAA.MS7340
- Type
- Collection descriptions
- Archival materials
- Prints
- Works of art
- Woodblock prints
- Citation
- MS 7340 Collection of Japanese woodblock prints, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
- Processing Information
- The collection was reprocessed in 2022. The NAA originally cataloged the material in this collection under 9 different catalog numbers (MS 7340, MS 7341, MS 7342, MS 7343, MS 7344, MS 7345, MS 7346, MS 7347, and MS 7348). The archivist updated the description for the prints and incorporated all material into a single collection under MS 7340.
- Rights
- Contact the repository for terms of use.
- Genre/Form
- Works of art
- Woodblock prints
- Scope and Contents
- The collection consists of 43 ukiyo-e prints on crepe paper (chirimen-e). The prints depict views of Edo (Tokyo), scenes from The Tale of Genji, battle scenes, and other subjects. Please note that the contents of the collection and the language and terminology used reflect the context and culture of the time of its creation. As an historical document, its contents may be at odds with contemporary views and terminology and considered offensive today. The information within this collection does not reflect the views of the Smithsonian Institution or National Anthropological Archives, but is available in its original form to facilitate research.
- Restrictions
- The collection is open for research. Access to the collection requires an appointment.
- Record ID
- ebl-1538056211175-1538056211178-0
- Metadata Usage
- CC0
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