The remarkably swift "Westernization" of Japan in the late-19th and early-20th century was most vividly captured in popular woodblock prints. The images in this unit illustrate the great political, social, cultural, and industrial transformations that took place.
Massachusetts Institute of Technology © 2005, 2007 Visualizing Cultures
Images from the Jean S. and Frederic A. Sharf Collection at the
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
In collaboration with
