Eight pairs of individuals playing a hand-gesture game, some have objects in place of heads: all pairings highlight a contrast. Colour woodcut, 1883.

Date:
1883
Reference:
37795i
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Description

The contrasts highlighted include: a traditional lamp versus a modern lamp (top right); a modern newspaper versus traditional books (second row); a traditional parasol versus a western umbrella (third row); a geisha versus a wind god (third row)

Part of an ongoing propaganda effect to 'sell' modernity to the population

Publication/Creation

Edo [Tokyo] : [publisher not identified], 1883.

Physical description

1 print : woodcut, printed in colours

Reference

Wellcome Collection 37795i

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