A hero holding a banner aloft before a western cannon. Colour woodcut by Yoshitoshi, 1875.
- Taiso, Yoshitoshi, 1839-1892.
- Date:
- 1875
- Reference:
- 36402i
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The heroic pose with the cannon is modelled on French iconography
Ōshio Heihachirō, leader of the peasant rebellion, ca. 1837 is depicted
Publication/Creation
Edo [Tokyo] : [publisher not identified], 1875.
Physical description
1 print : woodcut, printed in colours
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Lettering
Text above describes the hero; the set name is in the cartouche
Notes
Record of the competition in valour of drunken heroes
Reference
Wellcome Collection 36402i
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Location Status Access Closed stores