Woodblock Kuchi-e Prints: Reflections of Meiji Culture

List of Illustrations

Acknowledgments

Late Blooming Meiji Prints

Westernization and Tradition

Evolution of Meiji Novels

Bungei Kurabu

Lingering Twilight of the Ukiyo-e Style

Eclecticism

Inroads into Stylization

Planes, Space and Time

New Postures and Faces for Women

Printing

Notations, Carvers, and Printers

Identity with Japanism

Early Values

Tokugawa and Meiji Morality

Family Structure and Individual Choice

Spread of Education

Effects of Higher Education for Women

Ideological Novels

"Self" As Perceived in Japan

Gentle Pathos

Fantasies of Romantic Love

Illness and Suicide

Bijin-ga Painting

Bijin-ga Kuchi-e

Changing Perceptions of Womanhood

Celebrations and Rituals

Tradition, Style and Elegance

Women at Work

Inroads into Stylization

Status of Traditional Schools of Painters

Influence from Kikuchi Yōsai

Illustration as a Profession

Painting and Politics

Conclusion

Appendix B: Facsimile Signatures and Seals

Appendix C: Sources of the Kuchi-e

Glossary

Bibliography

Index