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"The Chiyoda Inner Palace (Chiyoda no Ooku) series of 1895-96 ... provides
detailed pictures of life in Edo Castle before the Meiji Restoration
of 1868 ... Chikanobu documented various annual ceremonies in the women's
quarters, especially those at New Year's, and seasonal activities,
particularly those conducted in the palace gardens." (Bruce A. Coates, Chikanobu - Modernity and Nostalgia in Japanese Prints; Scripps College & Hotei Publishing, Leiden, 2006; see: pp.169-178) |