Japanese woodblock triptych from the Meiji period. "Feast at the Gakushuin (Tokyo Kazoku Gakko; Kakushuin Enkai no Zu)", a vibrant scene depicting a banquet for the opening of the Gakushuin, which was designated as the school for the aristocrats in Tokyo by Toyohara Chikanobu (Japanese, 1838-1912). Attended by the Emperor and Empress Meiji, the school was opened in 1877. Nishiki-e, ink and color on vertical ôban. Publisher Matsushita Heibei, signed Chikanobu hitsu. Museum placard on verso. Black metal frame glazed with acrylic. Sight Height: 13.75 inches / 34.92 cm Sight Width: 28.5 inches / 72.39 cm Provenance Collection of Sheldon and Heather Siegel Exhibition “Forging the New Japan: Japanese Woodblock Prints from the Collection of Sheldon and Heather Siegel." Alden B. Dow Museum of Science and Art at Midland Center for the Arts. Midland, Michigan, 2014.