『女官洋服裁縫之図』, Court Ladies Sewing Western Clothing, (Jokan yōfuku saihō no zu), Meiji period (1868?1912), August 23rd, 1887, Japan, Triptych of polychrome woodblock prints; ink and color on paper, Image: 14 5/16 x 29 11/16 in. (36. 4 x 75. 4 cm), Prints, Yōshū (Hashimoto) Chikanobu (Japanese, 1838?1912), The empress, wearing a close-fitting, French-style mantelet, is accompanied by the prince, who sports his school uniform. At the center, her ladies-in-waiting demonstrate Western techniques of cutting and sewing cloth