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Japanese woodblock print collection
Our small but growing collection of Japanese woodblock prints illustrates the changes in Japanese society from the late 19th to the early 20th century, to correspond the print collection. The subjects reflect popular social interests and concerns, from beautiful women to handsome actors to political satire. The subjects reflect popular social interests and concerns, from beautiful women to handsome actors to political satire. Recent addition to the collection came as a collection of Kuchi-e prints and some Shin Hanga prints of well-known print makers; in total, numbers of new addition is around 250 prints
Highlights
- Japanese woodblock print collection – view some of the colourful images from the Library’s collection of 19th century Japanese prints
- Archived websites about modern Japan
- Japanese eResources
- Japanese acquisitions
- Japan Socialist Party collection
- Woodblock print collection
- Clough's kuchie (frontispiece prints) Collection
- Japanese backgammon board game (= Sugoroku) collection
- Hikifuda (advertising handbills) collection
- How to search NLA Online Catalgue using Japanese Romanization
