Description:
vertical ōban; nishiki-e
Label Text:
This print is signed in the lower-left with the artist's signature in black and seal in red. The inscription, printed vertically on the left margin, identifies the publisher of this print as Daikokuya Matsuki Heikichi, along with his address in Tokyko's Nihonbashi and a publication date of March, 1895. The story accompanying Kiyochika's illustration was written by Koppi Dōjin, a pseudonym used by the newspaper writer Nishimori Takeki (1861–1913). The prints are from a series of satirical images of the Sino-Japanese war. The print contains many puns, which emphasize the nationalist sentiment that characterized Imperial Japan. For example, the title is a homonym for "One hundred battles, one hundred victories."
This series was originally issued from 1894 until as late as 1896. Despite its name, Kiyochika did not create 100 prints in this series. Beginning in March 1904, Kiyochika, Nishimori, and Matsuki revived the series, using the same title, but with humorous stories related to the Russo-Japanese War. That series ended in November, 1904.
For more information, see: Smith, Henry, 'Kiyochika: Artist of Meiji Japan," exh. cat. Santa Barbara Museum of Art(1988): 94–95 and 112–113.
Tags:
art; painting; woodcut; text; narrative; symbolism; animals; cartoons; color theory; series; abstract; posters; figures Link to share this object record:
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