Main Gate of the Second Exposition at Tokyo_
- Date:
- May 1881
- Medium:
- Woodblock print (nishiki-e), ink and color on paper
- Format:
- Oban
- Dimensions:
- 20.8 × 31.5 cm
- Source:
- Minneapolis Institute of Art
The Second Industrial Exposition of 1881, held in Ueno Park, was one of Meiji Japan's grandest efforts to showcase domestic manufacturing and technology. Kiyochika's May 1881 nishiki-e documents the monumental main gate erected for the exposition — a Western-style archway decorated with bunting and surrounded by crowds in both traditional and Western dress. The print captures the Meiji government's ambitious use of international exposition culture as a vehicle for demonstrating Japan's modernisation to both domestic and foreign audiences.
Main Gate of the Second Exposition at Tokyo_ was created by Kobayashi Kiyochika (小林清親) in May 1881.
Main Gate of the Second Exposition at Tokyo_ depicts architecture.
Main Gate of the Second Exposition at Tokyo_ measures 20.8 × 31.5 cm (Oban format).
