Album of Meiji Period Prints
- Date:
- 19th century
- Medium:
- Accordion-fold album of woodblock prints; ink and color on paper
- Format:
- Oban
- Source:
An accordion-fold album of Meiji-period woodblock prints — a format that presented multiple images in sequence while allowing the album to be displayed open at any point. Albums of this kind served both documentary and aesthetic purposes: they preserved a collection of related prints in organized sequence while creating a viewing experience that unfolded gradually as the album was opened. Chikanobu's Meiji-period subjects — court scenes, beautiful women, military events, Tokyo views — would populate such an album with the visual evidence of Japan's extraordinary transformation.
Meiji period, dated October 10, 1896
Woodblock print in "ōban" format; ink and color on paper
Woodblock print
Woodblock print
Woodblock print
Album of Meiji Period Prints was created by Toyohara Chikanobu (豊原周延) in 19th century.
Album of Meiji Period Prints depicts figures and daily life.
