Imperial Diet Building
by Inoue Yasuji
- Medium:
- Woodblock print
- Format:
- Oban
- Source:
- Art Gallery of Greater Victoria
Description
The Imperial Diet Building — the national parliament constructed as Japan adopted a constitutional monarchy — represented one of the most dramatic symbols of Meiji modernization. Yasuji depicts the temporary wooden structure that preceded the permanent stone building, capturing this landmark of political transformation in his characteristic flat, clear style. The print is among the most historically significant in his oeuvre, documenting Japan's constitutional revolution through the lens of topographic woodblock printmaking.
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