Ukiyo-e Educational Catalog · Record 30344

The triptych was made in the year that the first Japanese railway line opened between Shimbashi in Tokyo and the port

Artist / 作者: Toyohara Kunichika豊原国周
Date / 年代: 1872
Medium / 技法: 浮世絵 / Ukiyo-e / Meiji / vam
Digital record / 画像記録: 2000 × 985 px
Source collection / 所蔵元: Victoria and Albert Museum
Published by / 公開者: 森川ミドリ
Rights / 権利: Commercial license required
Attribution / 表記: Victoria and Albert Museum, London

Catalog note / 解説

The triptych was made in the year that the first Japanese railway line opened between Shimbashi in Tokyo and the port of Yokohama. This event is commemorated in the background. The foreground is dominated by the standing figures of three Kabuki actors who had starred in a performance together earlier in the same year. The juxtaposition of what we now see as ‘traditional’ Japan with western steam power is intriguing. Designed by Toyohara Kunichika (1835-1900). Published by Tsujioka-ya Bunsuke. Materials: Woodblock print on paper

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