Kagoshima boto no zu
- Medium:
- Woodblock print
- Format:
- Oban
- Source:
- British Museum
A print depicting the rebel forces of Kagoshima — the Satsuma domain's samurai fighters during the 1877 rebellion — rendered in Chikanobu's characteristic style of warrior documentation. The Kagoshima rebels occupied a complex position in Meiji popular culture: officially enemies of the new state, they were simultaneously romantic heroes of an older Japan that many found more compelling than the modernizing present. Chikanobu's imagery of the rebels honored their martial tradition while existing within a print culture that also celebrated the government forces that defeated them.
Meiji period, dated October 10, 1896
Woodblock print in "ōban" format; ink and color on paper
Woodblock print
Woodblock print
Woodblock print
Curated cross-cuts that include this print.
Kagoshima boto no zu was created by Toyohara Chikanobu (豊原周延).
Kagoshima boto no zu depicts figures and warriors.
