Arrival Of The Imperial Prince At Shimbashi Station - Kobayashi Kiyochika - Japanese Woodblock Print - Framed Prints Frame:Framed With Mat for I was only able

for I was only able to make attempts

Hodges also produced many valuable portrait sketches of Pacific islanders and scenes from the voyage involving members of the expedition

The man's sleeve is particularly interesting

adorned with gold and glowing with a seemingly holy radiance

now held by the Dallas Museum of Art

Arrival Of The Imperial Prince At Shimbashi Station - Kobayashi Kiyochika - Japanese Woodblock Print - Framed Prints Frame:Framed With Mat for I was only ableThis triptych by Kobayashi Kiyochika, an important innovator in Meiji era prints, portrays the arrival of the Imperial prince, who is greeted by the empress whose ladies in waiting stand behind her. One holds a gift covered by a red cloth. Kiyochika's prints were influenced by his study of European artistic techniques which contributed toward his original approach to print design. Here the figures and in particular, the unusual treatment of the sky,