Blockhead
- Date:
- December 1894
- Medium:
- Woodblock print (nishiki-e), ink and color on paper
- Format:
- Oban
- Dimensions:
- 35.2 × 23.3 cm
- Source:
- Minneapolis Institute of Art
Description
"Blockhead" is a December 1894 satirical print from Kiyochika's Nippon Banzai! series, targeting — as was typical of the series — Qing Chinese military commanders or diplomats during the First Sino-Japanese War. The caricature, rendered with the exaggerated features and comic staging Kiyochika deployed throughout the series, reflects the jingoistic confidence of Japanese popular culture at a moment when Japanese forces were sweeping Qing armies from Korea and Manchuria.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Blockhead was created by Kobayashi Kiyochika (小林清親) in December 1894.
Blockhead depicts figures and portraits.
Blockhead measures 35.2 × 23.3 cm (Oban format).