A Big Headache for Li Hongzhang
- Date:
- September 1894
- Medium:
- Woodblock print (nishiki-e), ink and color on paper
- Format:
- Oban
- Dimensions:
- 37.5 × 25.1 cm
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.
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).
