John Heathcoat [1783–1861]: Inventor of the Lace-making Machine (Shon Hiisukouto mentai shokki 戎喜斯可土 綿帯織機), from the series “Lives of Great People of the Occident” (Taisei ijin den 泰西偉人伝)
John Heathcoat [1783–1861]: Inventor of the Lace-making Machine (Shon Hiisukouto mentai shokki 戎喜斯可土 綿帯織機), from the series “Lives of Great People of the Occident” (Taisei ijin den 泰西偉人伝)

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John Heathcoat [1783–1861]: Inventor of the Lace-making Machine (Shon Hiisukouto mentai shokki 戎喜斯可土 綿帯織機), from the series “Lives of Great People of the Occident” (Taisei ijin den 泰西偉人伝),

ca. 1870

Anonymous
Japanese
Meiji era, 1868–1912
x1983-80

Information

Title
John Heathcoat [1783–1861]: Inventor of the Lace-making Machine (Shon Hiisukouto mentai shokki 戎喜斯可土 綿帯織機), from the series “Lives of Great People of the Occident” (Taisei ijin den 泰西偉人伝)
Dates

ca. 1870

Maker
Anonymous
Medium
Woodblock print (ōban tate-e format); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
block: 35.9 x 25 cm. (14 1/8 x 9 13/16 in.) mat: 48.9 x 36.2 cm. (19 1/4 x 14 1/4 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Jerome Straka
Object Number
x1983-80
Place Made

Asia, Japan

Inscription
英国（いきりす）の戎喜斯可土（しよんひいすこうと）は綿帯（れいす） とて婦人の飾に用る網の如き物 を織る機器を造らんとして数度の 試験に貧しくなり其妻憂ひ歎 きしが一日シヨン欣然として一条の 網の様なる物を持帰り婦にあたへ 乃ち機器の成就せしなり Source: http://www.tulips.tsukuba.ac.jp/exhibition/Ibuki/nisikie/nisikie.html#54
Marks/Labels/Seals
Pencilled top verso: Heathcoat and the manufacture of lace.
Culture
Japanese
Period
Meiji
Type
prints, japanese printmaking styles, oban, woodblock prints
Materials
oban, color, ink, paper
Techniques
woodcut (process)
Subject
men, tatting, women, figures (representations), dogs, rooms, European

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