Illustration of Ladies-in-waiting boarding at a station (Kanjo sutēshon chakusha zu) 1879

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi’s 1879 woodblock print *Illustration of Ladies-in-waiting boarding at a station (Kanjo sutēshon chakusha zu)* depicts a scene of fashionable women, likely ladies-in-waiting, boarding a carriage at a train station. The print’s vivid colors and dynamic composition showcase Yoshitoshi’s mastery of ukiyo-e, a genre of Japanese art that flourished in the Edo period. The print’s subject matter reflects the rapid modernization of Japan in the Meiji era, which saw the adoption of Western technologies like the railroad. It is currently part of the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s collection in New York City.