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The seascape became become a popular artistic subject during the Meiji period (1868-1912). Japanese artists also became aware of the popularity of seascapes in the West. In the early Meiji period textile makers looked to the work of Japanese oil painters or foreign prints for their designs. During the 1890s, photographs were increasingly used as design sources. (Exhibition number 35)
Oxford: Ashmolean Museum, 9 November 2012-27 January 2013, Threads of Silk and Gold: Ornamental Textiles from Meiji Japan, Clare Pollard, ed. (Oxford: Ashmolean Museum, 2012), no. 35 p. 153, illus. p. 152
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