{"product_id":"1893-telephone-new-technology-print-by-utagawa-kunisada-iii-世進電話双六-32-x-23-cm-framed","title":"1893 Telephone New Technology Print by Utagawa Kunisada III 世進電話双六 (32 x 23 cm Framed)","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"text-base my-auto mx-auto [--thread-content-margin:var(--thread-content-margin-xs,calc(var(--spacing)*4))] @w-sm\/main:[--thread-content-margin:var(--thread-content-margin-sm,calc(var(--spacing)*6))] @w-lg\/main:[--thread-content-margin:var(--thread-content-margin-lg,calc(var(--spacing)*16))] px-(--thread-content-margin)\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"[--thread-content-max-width:40rem] @w-lg\/main:[--thread-content-max-width:48rem] mx-auto max-w-(--thread-content-max-width) flex-1 group\/turn-messages focus-visible:outline-hidden relative flex w-full min-w-0 flex-col agent-turn\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"flex max-w-full flex-col gap-4 grow\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-message-author-role=\"assistant\" data-message-id=\"8b1a2b05-a668-4847-850d-0b1fb61a8014\" dir=\"auto\" data-message-model-slug=\"gpt-5-5\" class=\"min-h-8 text-message relative flex w-full flex-col items-end gap-2 text-start break-words whitespace-normal outline-none keyboard-focused:focus-ring [.text-message+\u0026amp;]:mt-1\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"flex w-full flex-col gap-1 empty:hidden\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"markdown prose dark:prose-invert wrap-break-word w-full dark markdown-new-styling\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"84\" data-end=\"421\"\u003eGood antique condition overall. The print shows creasing from having been folded for more than a century, along with general age-related darkening of the paper. There are no insect holes or significant stains. The image remains clear and visually engaging. Presented in a 32 x 23 cm frame for preservation and display.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"423\" data-end=\"612\"\u003eThis original Meiji-period woodblock print was designed in 1893 (Meiji 26) by \u003cspan class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"whitespace-normal\"\u003eUtagawa Kunisada III\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e, signed \u003cem data-start=\"547\" data-end=\"562\"\u003eKōchōrō hitsu\u003c\/em\u003e (香朝楼筆), one of the artist's principal signatures.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"614\" data-end=\"1011\"\u003eTitled \u003cem data-start=\"621\" data-end=\"649\"\u003eYoha Susumu Denwa Sugoroku\u003c\/em\u003e (世進電話双六), or \u003cem data-start=\"663\" data-end=\"710\"\u003eProgress of the World Telephone Sugoroku Game\u003c\/em\u003e, the print formed part of a larger educational board game designed during Japan's rapid modernization in the late nineteenth century. Such \u003cem data-start=\"850\" data-end=\"859\"\u003ekaika-e\u003c\/em\u003e (\"enlightenment pictures\") celebrated new technologies, social reforms, and Western innovations that transformed Japanese society during the Meiji era.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1013\" data-end=\"1382\"\u003eThe composition features a series of portrait medallions depicting representative figures of modern Japan, including military officers in Western-style uniforms, fashionable women, and citizens interacting with newly introduced technologies. At the center is the telephone network itself, symbolizing one of the most revolutionary communications advances of the period.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1384\" data-end=\"1695\"\u003eSugoroku board games served both as entertainment and education, teaching players about contemporary society, technological progress, and the changing social order. Prints such as this offer a fascinating snapshot of how ordinary Japanese people encountered and understood modernization during the Meiji period.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1697\" data-end=\"1917\"\u003eExamples of this design are preserved in major institutional collections, including the \u003cspan class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"whitespace-normal\"\u003eNational Museum of Ethnology\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e, reflecting its importance as a document of Japan's technological and cultural transformation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1919\" data-end=\"2108\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\"\u003eA historically significant Meiji-era print combining popular entertainment, educational design, and the excitement surrounding the introduction of modern communications technology in Japan.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"z-0 flex min-h-[46px] justify-start\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Echoes of Edo","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48285635576067,"sku":null,"price":5500.0,"currency_code":"JPY","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0811\/5965\/1587\/files\/photo-collage.png_11.png?v=1780208370","url":"https:\/\/echoesofedo.com\/products\/1893-telephone-new-technology-print-by-utagawa-kunisada-iii-%e4%b8%96%e9%80%b2%e9%9b%bb%e8%a9%b1%e5%8f%8c%e5%85%ad-32-x-23-cm-framed","provider":"Echoes of Edo","version":"1.0","type":"link"}