『上野公園開花図』, Blossoming Cherry Trees in Ueno Park, (Ueno kōen kaika zu), Meiji period (1868–1912), 1888, Japan, Triptych of polychrome woodblock prints; ink and color on paper, Oban 14 3/4 x 9 7/8 in. (37.5 x 25.1 cm), Prints, Yōshū (Hashimoto) Chikanobu (Japanese, 1838–1912), From the late 1880s and 1890s, prints depicting the imperial couple on outings and attending other public events often had a conspicuous didactic function. They portrayed the emperor and empress as heads of a model nuclear family and aimed to show that the couple promoted the industrialization of Japan
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『上野公園開花図』, Blossoming Cherry Trees, Ueno Park, kōen kaika zu, Meiji period, 1868–1912, 1888, Japan, Triptych, polychrome woodblock prints, ink, color, paper, Oban 14 3/4 x 9 7/8, 37.5 25.1 cm, Prints, Yōshū, Hashimoto, Chikanobu, Japanese, 1838–1912, late 1880s, 1890s, prints depicting, imperial couple, outings, attending, public events, conspicuous didactic function, portrayed, emperor, empress, heads, model nuclear, family, aimed, couple promoted, industrialization
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