Complete account of the chastisement at Kagoshima
- Date:
- 1877
- Medium:
- Format:
- Oban
- Source:
- Victoria and Albert Museum
Description
This 1877 triptych documents the Satsuma Rebellion, the final armed uprising against the Meiji government led by samurai resistant to modernization. As a newspaper illustrator working for the Yubin Hochi Shimbun at the time, Yoshitoshi produced several prints covering the conflict as it unfolded, bringing a journalistic urgency to traditional woodblock composition. The bombardment of Kagoshima by government naval forces marked a decisive turning point, symbolizing the end of the samurai class as a military power.
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Curated cross-cuts that include this print.
Frequently Asked Questions
Complete account of the chastisement at Kagoshima was created by Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (月岡芳年) in 1877.
Complete account of the chastisement at Kagoshima depicts landscapes, figures, and warriors.