| Object Title | "Advance! Advance!" from the series Nippon Banzai Hyakusen Hyakusho, or Long Live Japan! One Hundred Selections, One Hundred Laughs |
|---|---|
| Native Name | Nishiki-e |
| Object Number: | 17334E |
| Current Location: | Collections Storage |
| Culture: | Japanese |
| Provenience: | Japan |
| Maker: | Kobayashi Kiyochika Matsumoto Heikichi |
| Period: | Meiji |
| Date Made: | 1894 |
| Early Date: | 1894 |
| Late Date: | 1894 |
| Section: | Asian |
| Materials: | Paper Ink |
| Technique: | Woodblock Printed |
| Iconography: | Sino-Japanese War Soldiers |
| Inscription Language: | Japanese Language |
| Credit Line: | Gift of Mrs. Florence B. Sherman, 1895 |
Description
Woodblock print of satiric commentary on the Sino-Japanese War of 1894-5. Titled " Advance! Adavance!" the print is from the series Nippon Banzai Hyakusen Hyakusho, or" Long Live Japan! One Hundred Selections, One Hundred Laughs", printed in September-November of 1894 by artist Kobayashi Kiyochika and publisher Matsumoto Heikichi. This single sheet print portrays six Chinese soldiers standing before Li Hongzhang with exagerated pinwheel-like eyes and mouth. At the top Japanese characters give the title and commentary.
Current & Past Exhibitions:
| Images of Victory: Woodblock Prints from the Sino-Japanese War (04 Nov 1995 - 31 Aug 1996) | View Objects in Exhibition |
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