Alfred East is commissioned by the Fine Art Society to paint in Japan for 6 months in 1888, and Frank Morley Fletcher becomes introduced to Japanese woodcuts, helping through the next 22 years to teach about them in London and Reading, Yorkshire.
The assignment of Alfred East by the Fine Art Society to create art in Japan from 1888 to 1889 led to his acquaintance with Japanese woodcuts. This encounter was further developed over the next 22 years as Frank Morley Fletcher educated people in London and Reading, Yorkshire about these prints.