JAPON. – Le Mikado, empereur du Japon, se rendant de Miako à Yedo. – Le palanquin impérial et le cortège sur la route du Tokaïdo
Description
English: The palanquin and procession of Emperor Meiji moving from Kyoto to Tokyo through the Tokaido road. Drawing published on the 20 February 1869 issue of "Le Monde Illustré", after a croquis by Alfred Roussin, French navy officer in Japan
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