Mashiba, the Tairyō, Subjugates Korea

Date:: 1862, 5th lunar month
Medium:: Woodblock print (nishiki-e), ink and color on paper
Format:: Oban
Dimensions:: 36.7 × 24.8 cm
Source:: Minneapolis Institute of Art

Typical Price

Scarce or exceptional Yoshitoshi composition in fine condition: $1,500–$8,000
Good condition print: $400–$1,500
Later impression or common subject: $200–$600

Description

This 1862 [nishiki-e](/glossary/nishiki-e) print depicts the Sengoku-era unifier Toyotomi Hideyoshi—here called "Mashiba" using the Chinese reading of his name—in his campaign to subjugate the Korean peninsula, launched in 1592 under the pretense of passing through to conquer Ming China. Yoshitoshi's early treatment of the Korean campaigns reflects a common Edo-period framing that emphasized Japanese martial glory. The print's 1862 date places it just before the Meiji Restoration, when such subjects carried increasingly charged nationalist connotations.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Mashiba, the Tairyō, Subjugates Korea was created by Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (月岡芳年) in 1862, 5th lunar month.

Mashiba, the Tairyō, Subjugates Korea depicts landscapes, figures, and warriors.

Mashiba, the Tairyō, Subjugates Korea measures 36.7 × 24.8 cm (Oban format).