Scene of Constitutional Law Proclamation Ceremony

A print depicting the scene of the constitutional law proclamation ceremony — likely the same occasion as the 1889 constitution promulgation, rendered from a different angle or compositional perspective than Chikanobu's other documentary image of this event. The ceremony of February 11, 1889, was documented by multiple artists and from multiple perspectives, reflecting the event's enormous significance as the moment when Japan formally joined the international community of constitutional nations. Different artists' versions reveal the variety of visual approaches to the same historical moment.