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野戦病院行幸之図|Illustration of the Empress Visiting a Field Hospital [in Hiroshima] (Yasen byōin gyōkō no zu) by Kobayashi Kiyochika

野戦病院行幸之図|Illustration of the Empress Visiting a Field Hospital [in Hiroshima] (Yasen byōin gyōkō no zu)

Kobayashi Kiyochika · 1895

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Artist
Kobayashi Kiyochika
Date
1895
Medium
Triptych of woodblock prints; ink and color on paper
Location
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Dimensions
14 3/4 x 30 in. (37.5 x 76.2cm)
Collection
Asian Art
Culture
Japan
Credit line
Gift of Lincoln Kirstein, 1959
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Kobayashi Kiyochika

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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