Artist: Ichiyosai Kuniteru Ii
Date: 1871
Technique: Paper
This print depicts a range of modern means of transport in the early Meiji period: a paddlewheel steamship (proudly flying the new Japanese national flag), a steam locomotive train, horsedrawn carriages, human-powered rickshaws, and even a bicycle. The newness in Japan of the technology is evidenced by the labels on each vehicle: the Japanese word for bicycle (jitensha) was coined in 1870, the year before this print was made; the country
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