Yokohama Prints and the Internationalization of Meiji-era Visual Arts (1870s–1900s)

1. Port of Yokohama opens to foreign trade

   Jul 1, 1859Labels: Port of

   • Britannica
   • Yokohama e

2. Yokohama-e production begins in ukiyo-e studios

   Jan 1, 1860Labels: Ukiyo-e studios, Utagawa school

   • Yokohama e
   • Egenolf

3. Yoshitora issues foreign-figure Yokohama-e series

   Dec 1, 1860Labels: Utagawa Yoshitora

   • Egenolf
   • Yokohama e

4. Charles Wirgman launches The Japan Punch

   Jan 1, 1862Labels: Charles Wirgman, The Japan

   • Britannica
   • Japan Punch

5. Sadahide publishes Yokohama open-port guidebooks

   Jan 1, 1862Labels: Utagawa Sadahide

   • Sadahide
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6. Paris Exposition displays Sadahide’s Edo views

   Jan 1, 1867Labels: Paris Exposition, Sadahide

   • Sadahide
   • Paris 1867

7. Japan prepares for Vienna World’s Fair participation

   Jan 1, 1871Labels: Vienna World's, Japanese delegation

   • Vienna 1873
   • Okuma

8. Kunisada II depicts new Yokohama–Tokyo railway

   Jan 1, 1872Labels: Kunisada II

   • LOC Ukiyo e
   • Yokohama e

9. Kiyochika returns to Tokyo and begins modern views

   Jan 1, 1874Labels: Kobayashi Kiyochika

   • Britannica
   • MIT VC

10. Kiyochika publishes Famous Places of Tokyo series

    Jan 1, 1876Labels: Famous Places, Kiyochika

    • MIT VC
    • MIT Gallery

11. Yokohama-e production declines as tastes shift

    Jan 1, 1880Labels: Yokohama-e

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    • Kaika e

12. Inoue Yasuji launches Tokyo Meisho in kōsen-ga style

    Jan 1, 1881Labels: Inoue Yasuji, Tokyo Meisho

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    • MIT VC

13. Yoshitoshi satirizes modern city life in kaika prints

    Jan 1, 1881Labels: Tsukioka Yoshitoshi

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    • Kaika e

14. Nobukazu publishes Sino-Japanese War triptych prints

    Oct 20, 1894Labels: Watanabe Nobukazu

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    • Ukiyo e org