View this post on Instagram In Japan's Meiji era (1868–1912), print artists often depicted the Meiji emperor and his family, but the titles and the drawing of the figures are kept deliberately vague, as a sign of respect. This fantasy of life in the palace features the little prince (the future Taishō Emperor), who was about one year old at the time and had just recovered from a serious illness, probably meningitis. Pictured: "Cherry Blossoms at the Palace: Felicitations for a Thousand Ages" (1880), woodblock print, ink and color on paper, Yōshū Chikanobu (Hashimoto Chikanobu), on view in "Royal Celebrations: Japanese Prints and Postcards." A post shared by Museum of Fine Arts, Boston (@mfaboston) on Jul 12, 2019 at 4:00pm PDT
