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A Big Headache for Li Hongzhang by Kobayashi Kiyochika — Japanese Woodblock print (nishiki-e), ink and color on paper, September 1894

A Big Headache for Li Hongzhang

by Kobayashi Kiyochika

Meiji/Taishō Prints
FiguresPortraits
Date:
September 1894
Medium:
Woodblock print (nishiki-e), ink and color on paper
Format:
Oban
Dimensions:
37.5 × 25.1 cm

Description

Li Hongzhang — the Qing dynasty's pre-eminent statesman and the official responsible for managing China's disastrous war with Japan — is the target of this September 1894 satirical print. Kiyochika's Nippon Banzai! Hyakusen Hyakushō series, published by the Osaka firm Akiyama, was a vehicle for comic and propagandistic commentary on the war. Li is depicted with exaggerated features and a comically troubled expression, the "headache" being Japan's string of military victories.

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Frequently Asked Questions

A Big Headache for Li Hongzhang was created by Kobayashi Kiyochika (小林清親) in September 1894.

A Big Headache for Li Hongzhang depicts figures and portraits.

A Big Headache for Li Hongzhang measures 37.5 × 25.1 cm (Oban format).