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

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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