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Escape of Emperor Godaigo, from the series "The Unofficial History of Japan (Nihon gaishi no uchi)" by Kobayashi Kiyochika

Escape of Emperor Godaigo, from the series "The Unofficial History of Japan (Nihon gaishi no uchi)"

Kobayashi Kiyochika · 1885

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Artist
Kobayashi Kiyochika
Date
1885
Medium
Color woodblock print; oban triptych
Location
Art Institute of Chicago
Collection
Arts of Asia
Culture
Japan
Credit line
Mr. and Mrs. Hubert Fischer Fund
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Kobayashi Kiyochika captured Japan's dramatic modernization through his innovative woodblock prints, blending traditional ukiyo-e with Western light and shadow.

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