Description:
vertical ōban; nishiki-e
Label Text:
This print is signed in black at lower-right "Shinsei," with the artist's seal in red, which reads "Kobayashi." An inscription, printed vertically on the left margin, identifies the publisher of this print as Daikokuya Matsuki Heikichi; while not visible on this version, other more complete versions of this print have been dated to March 20, 1904 (British Museum 1946,0209,0.103). The story accompanying Kiyochika's illustration was written by Koppi Dōjin, a pseudonym used by the newspaper writer Nishimori Takeki (1861–1913), who provided all the text for this series. The title of the series is a homonym for "one hundred battles, one hundred victories," and was used by Kiyochika twice: first in 1894–1895 for prints based on the Sino-Japanese War, and again in 1904–1905, when Daikokuya Heikichi, Kiyochika, and Nishimori revived the series to lampoon Japan's new Russian foes. Despite the "one hundred" of the title, however, it is unknown how many prints are included in the series.
In this print, Russian warships are described as blind, elderly men who must cling to each other for support as they wobble home.
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