Picture of Minister Ōtori Entering the Palace with Daewongun
by Ogata Gekko
- Date:
- February 1895
- Medium:
- Woodblock print (nishiki-e), ink and color on paper
- Format:
- Oban
- Dimensions:
- 36 × 24.1 cm
- Source:
- Minneapolis Institute of Art
Description
The 1895 print of Minister Otori entering the palace with Daewongun depicts the diplomatic crisis that preceded the formal outbreak of the Sino-Japanese War—the Japanese minister Otori Keisuke's role in the occupation of the Korean royal palace and the installation of the Heungseon Daewongun as a pro-Japanese figurehead. This politically charged scene was presented in war prints as Japanese diplomatic boldness, the moment of intervention framed as the assertion of a modernizing power's rightful influence.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Picture of Minister Ōtori Entering the Palace with Daewongun was created by Ogata Gekko (尾形月耕) in February 1895.
Picture of Minister Ōtori Entering the Palace with Daewongun depicts architecture.
Picture of Minister Ōtori Entering the Palace with Daewongun measures 36 × 24.1 cm (Oban format).