Ukiyo-e Educational Catalog · Record 105641

View of the Forum in Rome

Artist / 作者: Utagawa Toyoharu歌川豊春
Date / 年代: 1770-1790
Medium / 技法: 浮世絵 / Ukiyo-e / Edo / vam
Digital record / 画像記録: 2000 × 1577 px
Source collection / 所蔵元: Victoria and Albert Museum
Published by / 公開者: 星野アカリ
Rights / 権利: Commercial license required
Attribution / 表記: Victoria and Albert Museum, London

Catalog note / 解説

This woodblock print by Utagawa Toyoharu is based on a European print of the classical ruins in Rome. It reveals the 18th-century Japanese fascination for scenes of the ‘exotic West’. The image itself has been copied accurately, probably from an example imported into Japan by the Dutch, who were the only Europeans permitted to trade in the country at this time. However, the bright orange and salmon hues give the scene a fanciful appearance. Curiously, the Japanese inscription on the right refers to a church in another part of Europe. Materials: Colour print from woodblocks

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