Superb album of 18 series of Japanese prints, including a hexaptych,
15 triptychs and 2 diptychs, totalling 55 sheets of prints. 

Covering a period from 1878 to 1887, these prints bear witness to the evolution of ukiyo-e in 'modern' Japan, marked by the Meiji Restoration. 

The collection includes works by Ogata Gekko (one triptic), Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (3 series), Toyohara Kunichika (11 series), Utagawa Kunisada III, Sekisai Kuniyasu, Hashimoto Chikanobu (1 series each).