JAPAN MEETS THE WEST
- Gladstone 36 1/2 Union Street Manchester-by-the-Sea, MA, 01944 United States (map)
BAIDO KUNIMASA 梅堂国政 (1848-1920), Steam Train Running Between Shimbashi and Yokohama, 1872, triptych, 33.75” x 19.25”
TSUNESHIGE, The Imperial Generals Set Out: Scene from the Sino-Japanese War, 1894, triptych, 33.75” x 19.25
MIZUNO TOSHIKATA 水野年方 (1866-1908), War Between China and France, 1884, triptych, 33.75” x 19.25”
NAGASHIMA YASUSHIGE (active 1890-1910), Spinning Top Dance of the Twelve Months, 1883, triptych, 33.75” x 19.25”
HASEGAWA SONOKICHI, A Steam Train Sets Out from the Station, 1870s, triptych, 33.75” x 19.25”
YŌSAI KUNITERU II 曜斎 (1829-1874), Lighthouse at Choshi Bay, Shimosa Province, 1874, triptych, 33.75” x 19.25”
UTAGAWA YOSHITORA 歌川 芳虎 (ca. 1850-1880), American Woman with Her Child on Stilts, 1861, 16.75” x 20.75”
UTAGAWA YOSHIMORI 歌川 芳盛 (1830-1884), Famous Places in the Eastern Capital, Shinobazu Pond, 1861, 16.75” x 20.75”
UTAGAWA YOSHIIKU 歌川 芳幾 (1833-1904), Russian Lady and a Gentleman Smoking a Cigar, 1861, 16.75” x 20.75”
UTAGAWA SADAHIDE 歌川 貞秀 (1807-1878), Foreigners Drawn From Life, Russians Raising Sheep for Wool, circa 1860, 16.75” x 20.75”
UTAGAWA YOSHIIKU歌川 芳幾 (1833-1904), Two French Men, One Seated in a Western Chair, 1861, 16.75” x 20.75”
UTAGAWA YOSHIMORI 歌川 芳盛 (1830-1884), Famous Places in the Eastern Capital, Oji, 1861, 16.75” x 20.75”
Opening Friday, September 12, 5-8pm
YOKOHAMA & MEIJI ERA PRINTS
The opening of Japan to Western trade in the 1860s and the reformation of Japanese society in the Meiji Era are revealed through this collection of 19th century Japanese Ukiyo-e woodblock prints. The marvels of a new industrial world and the cultural contrasts of East and West are visually and historically intriguing. Please join us to view this impressive group of prints that document a pivotal moment in Japan's past.