Sergeant First-Class Yokoi ...
by Ogata Gekko
- Date:
- March 1895
- Medium:
- Woodblock print (nishiki-e), ink and color on paper
- Format:
- Oban
- Dimensions:
- 36 × 24.4 cm
- Source:
- Minneapolis Institute of Art
Description
The 1895 print of Sergeant First-Class Yokoi—another enlisted warrior commemorated in the individual portrait series—extended the war print tradition's democratic impulse to the non-commissioned ranks. The sergeant's status, above the common soldier but below the officer class, gave him a specific social position in the military hierarchy that Gekko might have conveyed through bearing: the confident authority of an experienced NCO who had learned leadership through practice rather than class privilege.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Sergeant First-Class Yokoi ... was created by Ogata Gekko (尾形月耕) in March 1895.
Sergeant First-Class Yokoi ... depicts figures, warriors, and portraits.
Sergeant First-Class Yokoi ... measures 36 × 24.4 cm (Oban format).