Hamlet and the Bicycle
Ian Buruma, 31 March 1988
The World of the Meiji Print: Impressions of a New Civilisation
by Julia Meech-Pekarik.
Weatherhill, 259 pp., £27.50, October 1987,0 8348 0209 0 Show More
by Julia Meech-Pekarik.
Weatherhill, 259 pp., £27.50, October 1987,
“... the rare and fascinating photographs, are well-chosen and beautifully reproduced. And the text by Julia Meech-Pekarik is witty and informative. The pictures were selected for their historical interest, but also their aesthetic value. An awful lot of gaudy rubbish was produced during Meiji for a massive audience whose taste was lively rather than ... ”
