Attribution Challenge

Students are each assigned with a single sheet of a Meiji period woodblock print collected at the Penn Libraries without given any information. Students attributed these prints and discussed the newly-emerged elements in Meiji Japan presented on the images.

Shōsai Ikkei, Thirty-six Amusing Views of Famous Places in Tokyo: Kyobashi Bridge, 1872

Shōsai Ikkei, Thirty-six Amusing Views of Famous Places in Tokyo: Kyobashi Bridge, 1872

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Toyohara Chikanobu, Tango – Boy’s Day Festival (May 5), 1885

Toyohara Chikanobu, Tango – Boy’s Day Festival (May 5), 1885

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Kobayashi Toshimitsu, The Horse that Saved Its Owner by Sacrificing itself after it understood its Master’s Words, 1882

Kobayashi Toshimitsu, The Horse that Saved Its Owner by Sacrificing itself after it understood its Master’s Words, 1882

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Toyohara Kunichika, Thirty-Six Views of the Eastern Capital, 1865

Toyohara Kunichika, Thirty-Six Views of the Eastern Capital, 1865

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Yōshū Chikanobu, Preparation for an Evening Concert (from Onna reishiki no zu), 1893

Yōshū Chikanobu, Preparation for an Evening Concert (from Onna reishiki no zu), 1893

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Toyohara Kunichika, Viewing Cherry Blossoms, 1881

Toyohara Kunichika, Viewing Cherry Blossoms, 1881

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