Width: 58cms
Height: 46cms
Date: Circa 1890
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Product Code: KPHA19
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A humorous and masterfully executed Japanese silk embroidery depicting a trio of European wind and brass musicians playing in front of their manuscript.
The three men, senior in age, are all looking at each other with amusing expressions and clearly enjoying the bonhomie of performing as a trio.
Framed and behind glass. In excellent condition.
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Silk pictures for export
It is not uncommon to see Japanese silk copies of European paintings or prints, during the Meiji period Japan opened up to the world and as they traded more they realized that producing images to appeal to Western tastes could be profitable. They would purchase prints of popular western paintings and copy them in silk sometimes adding their own details, one of the most popular subjects was Edwin Landseer’s famous lions.
Silk
Situated at the end of the ‘Silk Road’ Japan was a historically important producer of silk, between 1850 and 1910 Japan was the largest silk exporter in the world with the material making up 40% of all exports. As well being produced for export silk was in important luxury in Japan. Used to create fine kimono, only men and women from Imperial Families, noble houses, priests and military were allowed to wear silk.
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