*Edmond de Goncourt's ''Outamaro: Le Peintre des Maisons Vertes'' is published, becoming the first monograph on an individual ''ukiyo-e'' artist published in any language.
*[[Bunkio Matsuki]] returns to Japan for the first time after leaving in [[1888]].
*[[Bunkio Matsuki]] returns to Japan for the first time after leaving in [[1888]].
*[[Kume Kunitake]] writes his essay on why "[[Taiheiki]] Has No Value for Historians."
*[[Kume Kunitake]] writes his essay on why "[[Taiheiki]] Has No Value for Historians."