Asia Society presents a fresh look at the art of Japan’s Meiji era (1868-1912), a ... and the growing embrace of modern conveniences as seen in clothing items and prints such as Telephone Call: A ...

With a spotlight on Vietnamese art, the auction also features more than 100 Japanese prints in the Ukiyo-e style ...

And according to those who knew and worked with him, this aesthetic sense developed early and was influenced heavily by Japanese art — especially the modern woodblock prints, or shin-hanga ...