Oranda Watari Meisho, 1856 / print by Utagawa Kunikazu

V/295

fonds

1856

Graphic Materials, Prints

1373614

1 print - woodblock, kappazuri - oban (25.4 x 38 cm)

The artist, active in Osaka 1849-67, was a member of the Utagawa School, a group of woodblock print artists.

Reference:
Library correspondence file.

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 based on this interest. The bird represented in the top central area is a King Parrot. The crested white parrots may be Sulphur-Crested Cockatoos. Uncrested parrots are represented by the Little Corella, in the centre of the image.

Out of copyright: Published before 1955
Please acknowledge:: Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales

Translated title, name of artist, and name of bird keeper provided by vendor.