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A treasure trove of spectacular images related to China and Japan from the 19th century to the end of the Second World War. Although the majority of the images deal with Japan — ranging from propaganda woodblock prints on the Sino-Japanese War created by Japanese artists to photographs by foreigners traveling through the country — many of the images are even more remarkable when compared with the contemporaneous artwork in China. This site also features an interesting visual breakdown on the creation of woodblock prints.
GO TO SITE: http://ocw.mit.edu/ans7870/21f/21f.027/home/vis_menu.html
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