ClassicPix Canvas Print 12x15: Seijo Kakkoku Shaga Teio Kagami, 1879

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Proudly made in the USA, this canvas print measures 12x15 inches and arrives ready to hang. All of our canvas prints are gallery-wrapped, i.e. the canvas image is hand-stretched over a sturdy wood frame and stapled on rear for permanent mounting. The heavy-duty frame is made with 1.5-inch wood cross bars throughout, creating a striking three-dimensional piece of artwork. See sample pictures above for more detail.About this image...Title: Seijo Kakkoku Shaga Teio Kagami, 1879Summary: Two sections of a Japanese triptych print showing seated and standing world leaders gathered in a group.Notes: Labels with titles: (54a) Emperor of Italy, Emperor of Russia, Emperor of Austria, King Frois [Luis Frois, missionary from Portugal], King of Madagarasu [sic], Queen of Madagarasu [sic]; (54b) King of Turkey, King of Denmark, Emperor of China, King of Persia, Empress of China, King of Switzerland, Queen of Switzerland.Hashimoto, Chikanobu, 1838-1912, Hashimoto, Chikanobu, 1838-1912Date: 1879.Subject: Heads of state--1870-1880Collection: Fine Prints: Japanese, pre-1915. This collection includes Japanese woodblock prints and drawings, dating from the seventeenth to the twentieth centuries, by such artists as Hiroshige, Kuniyoshi, Sadahide, and Yoshiiku. Subjects include actors, women, landscapes, scenes from Japanese literature and daily life, and Western foreigners. Many schools and traditions are represented, but primary strengths include the Japanese art forms known as Ukiyo-e, translated as "pictures of the floating (or sorrowful) world"; and Yokohama-e, literally "pictures of Yokohama."