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- 1.18 Two Lovers
Mizuno Toshikata (1866-1908); woodcut;
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Minnis; aggv 95.11.1
1.19 Advertising Western Sweet Shop 1886
Utagawa Kunimasa IV (1848-1920); woodcut; Private Collection
1.20 Washing ca. 1900 (note electric lightbulb)
Takeuchi Keishu (late 19th/early 20th century); woodcut; Ralph Greenhill Collection
1.21 Cancelling Newspaper Subscription 1878
Taiso Yoshitoshi (1839-1892); woodcut;
Private Collection
NEWSPAPER PRINTS
1.22 Tajima Seitaro Killing Yasu
Series: Postal News; Taiso Yoshitoshi (1839-1892); woodcut; Private Collection
Taijima Seitaro is seen murdering his second wife after she tells him he is too old and wants to leave him. He is later arrested by the police.
1.23 Hanai Oume Killing Kamekichi 1887
Yamato Newspaper; Series: Lives of Modern People; Taiso Yoshitoshi (1839-1892); woodcut; Private Collection
Hanai Oume, the owner of a restaurant, killed a man she knew named Kamekichi who had at�tacked her. She was sentenced to life imprison�ment. The trial made her famous and plays and novels were written about her. In 1903 she was parolled and made a living by public recitations of her story.
1.24 Attempted Murder at Dress Shop
Series: Tokyo Daily News, No. 748;
Utagawa Yoshiiku (1833-1904); woodcut; Harold and Vera Mortimer-Lamb Purchase Fund; aggv 93.41.10
Drunken employee tries to kill dishonourable su�pervisor, Sohichi, at Osaka Dress Shop of Mitsui Company. The customers in the shop stop him in time.
1.25 The Arrest of Kato
Series: Tokyo Daily News; Utagawa Toshiiku (1833-1904); woodcut; Marjorie Holmes Purchase Fund; aggv 90.34.1
The impending arrest of dissident Kato, who had formerly been known as Eto. Before his arrest he calmly wrote a letter to Meiji government officials praising them.
1.26 Nishimura and Vendor 1875
Series: Postal News; Taiso Yoshitoshi (1839-1892); woodcut; Courtesy of the American Friends of Canada Committee, Inc. through the generosity of Mrs. Carol Potter Peckham
Nishimura seated reading the Hochi newspaper turns and glares at a vendor with fake gold statues.
1.27 Marching Troops Wearing Western Uniforms
Taiso Yoshitoshi (1839-1892);
Original drawing for woodcut;
Stuart Jackson Collection
1.28 Picture of the Great Battle at Takehashi
Taiso Yoshsitoshi (1839-1892); woodcut; part of triptych; Private Collection
In this print we see Satsuma female rebels using traditional weapons, while the modern Meiji gov�ernment troops storm across the bridge.
1.29 Three Brave Men
(Kabuki actors portraying characters from the Satsuma Rebellion)
Toyohara Kunichika (18335-1900); woodcut; Private Collection
PRINTS OF EMPEROR AND EMPRESS
1.30 Emperor Meiji at Panorama 1890
Anonymous; woodcut;
Stuart Jackson Gallery, Toronto
Note black and white images in upper corners show scenes from the American Civil War.
1.31 Emperor Meiji and Empress Shoken
Toyohara Kunichika (1835-1900); woodcut; Private Collection
1.32 Celebration of Silver Wedding Anniversary
Nansai Toshinori (active 1890s)?; woodcut; Gift of Norman Christie; aggv 89.34.2
1.33 Celebration of Silver Wedding Anniversary
Toshi Kangyo (active 1890s); woodcut;
Gift of Norman Christie aggv 89.34.1
1.34 Opening Ceremony of Imperial Parliament
Adachi Ginko (active 1874-1897); woodcut; Gift of Norman Christie; aggv 89.34.3
1.35 Celebration of Silver Wedding Anniversary
Watanabe Nobukazu (1874-1944); woodcut; Gift of Norman Christie; aggv 89.34.6
1.36 Celebration of Silver Wedding Anniversary
Utagawa Kokunimasa (active 1894-1905); woodcut; Gift of Norman Christie; aggv 89.34.8
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