Japan's social & economic landscape
Subtitle: nineteenth-century woodblock prints from the Currency Museum, Bank of Japan
Contributors: Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (U.S.); Nihon Ginkō
Publisher: Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System
Published: 2014
Place of publication: Washington, D.C
Language: eng
Number of pages: 99
Subjects: In art; Japanese Color prints; Economic conditions; Exhibitions; Money in art; Social conditions; Ukiyoe; Kahei Hakubutsukan (Japan)
Other titles: Japan's social and economic landscape :; Japan's social & economic landscape :
Description: "Features forty-six images related to currencies, as well as social and economic activities in Japan in the 1800s. The exhibition is organized into three sections, each showcasing 'nishiki-e' -- the Japanese title for colorful woodblock prints produced in the late eighteenth century. The first part focuses on Japan's currency and socio-economic history during the period, including the founding of the Bank of Japan as the central bank; the second showcases Kabuki actors and scenes revealing the culture of the period; and the third features gods of good fortune in Japan, highlighting the ancient tradition of worshipping these deities. The works are drawn from the Bank of Japan's extensive Senpeikan Collection of over 1,500 original prints"--Page 1.
Notes: "Presented jointly by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System and the Bank of Japan"--Page 1.

Catalog of an exhibition at the Federal Reserve Board in Washington, D.C., September 29-November 21, 2014.

In English, with the title of each woodcut also given in Japanese characters.