![Dr Gary Hickey, curator of the National Library's Melodrama in Meiji Japan exhibition.](http://web.archive.org./web/20170607031817im_/https://www.fairfaxstatic.com.au/content/dam/images/g/w/a/y/t/i/image.related.wideLandscape.300x169.gwb4g2.png/1496747524907.jpg)
A rare exquisite glimpse of the melodramatic Meiji period
Renowned landscape architect Richard Clough donated a rare collection of art to the NLA and now its on display for the first time
Renowned landscape architect Richard Clough donated a rare collection of art to the NLA and now its on display for the first time
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