"Advance! Advance!" from the series Nippon Banzai Hyakusen Hyakusho, or Long Live Japan! One Hundred Selections, One Hundred Laughs
17334E
From: Japan
Curatorial Section: Asian
| Object Title | "Advance! Advance!" from the series Nippon Banzai Hyakusen Hyakusho, or Long Live Japan! One Hundred Selections, One Hundred Laughs |
| Native Name | Nishiki-e |
| Object Number | 17334E |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Japanese |
| Provenience | Japan |
| Creator | Kobayashi Kiyochika | Matsumoto Heikichi |
| Period | Meiji |
| Date Made | 1894 CE |
| Section | Asian |
| Materials | Paper | Ink |
| Technique | Woodblock Printed |
| Iconography | Sino-Japanese War | Soldiers |
| Inscription Language | Japanese Language |
| Description | Woodblock print of satiric commentary on the Sino-Japanese War of 1894-5. Titled " Advance! Adavance!" the print is from the series Nippon Banzai Hyakusen Hyakusho, or" Long Live Japan! One Hundred Selections, One Hundred Laughs", printed in September-November of 1894 by artist Kobayashi Kiyochika and publisher Matsumoto Heikichi. This single sheet print portrays six Chinese soldiers standing before Li Hongzhang with exagerated pinwheel-like eyes and mouth. At the top Japanese characters give the title and commentary. |
| Length | 25 cm |
| Width | 38 cm |
| Credit Line | Gift of Mrs. Florence B. Sherman, 1895 |
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