Eisho Narazaki

Eisho Narazaki learned the European technique of copperplate printmaking in Tokyo from the Italian artist Chiossone. Japan had hired thousands of Western scientists, technicians and also artists during the Meiji period. For the art sector, the Italians had an influential role in teaching western arts in Japan. Eisho Narazaki was among the artists who worked for the publisher Watanabe in Shin Hanga style.