Japan: Fireworks at the Sumida River. Watanabe Nobukazu (1872-1944)

Nobukazu Watanabe was an artist and printmaker of the late Meiji period. The time of ukiyo-e traditional Japanese woodblock prints was passing.

Photography and lithography replaced more and more the old craft. Publishers and artists tried to keep themselves afloat with print subjects of the Sino-Japanese and Russo-Japanese wars, images from the imperial court and history scenes.

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Supplier: CPA Media Co. Ltd.

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Pictures From History

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FLOATING WORLD