Surrender Prologue in a Qing Kyōgen Play
- Date:
- March 1895
- Medium:
- Woodblock print (nishiki-e), ink and color on paper
- Format:
- Oban
- Dimensions:
- 36.8 × 25.1 cm
"Surrender Prologue in a Qing Kyōgen Play" is a March 1895 satirical print from Kiyochika's war series, framing the Qing peace overtures at Shimonoseki as a comic theatrical performance in the farcical kyōgen tradition. The conceit of Qing submission as an inept theatrical prologue allowed Kiyochika to simultaneously mock China's defeat and celebrate Japan's diplomatic victory through the lens of traditional comedy. The print was issued as the Treaty of Shimonoseki negotiations were underway or concluded, its satirical content timely to a degree only rapid woodblock production could achieve.
Surrender Prologue in a Qing Kyōgen Play was created by Kobayashi Kiyochika (小林清親) in March 1895.
Surrender Prologue in a Qing Kyōgen Play depicts figures and kabuki.
Surrender Prologue in a Qing Kyōgen Play measures 36.8 × 25.1 cm (Oban format).
