Emperor Meiji Leaving for Northern Japan
- Medium:
- Woodblock print
- Format:
- Oban
- Source:
- Art Gallery of Greater Victoria
A print depicting Emperor Meiji's departure for northern Japan — likely one of his imperial inspection tours to the regions beyond Tokyo, through which the Meiji government projected imperial authority and visibility across the formerly fragmented domains of the country. The emperor's travels were ceremonial and political simultaneously: his visible presence in distant regions symbolized the unity of the new nation under imperial sovereignty. Chikanobu's documentary image captures the elaborate ceremony of imperial departure.
Meiji period, dated October 10, 1896
Woodblock print in "ōban" format; ink and color on paper
Woodblock print
Woodblock print
Woodblock print
Emperor Meiji Leaving for Northern Japan was created by Toyohara Chikanobu (豊原周延).
Emperor Meiji Leaving for Northern Japan depicts figures and travel scenes.
