Print from the series Long Live Japan: One Hundred Victories, One Hundred Laughs
September 1904
Medium
Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Oban 14 1/4 x 9 7/8 in. (36.2 x 25.1 cm)
Classification
Prints
Culture & Period
Japan · Meiji period (1868–1912)
Department
Asian Art
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Gift of Lincoln Kirstein, 1959
Accession Number
JP3209
Tags
Art Historical Context
Kobayashi Kiyochika *Print from the series Long Live Japan: One Hundredories, One Hundred Laugh* (September 1904) captures the patriotic fervor of Japan's Meiji period (1868–1912) during the Russo-Japanese War. Produced as a woodblock print in vibrant ink and color on paper, thisan-sized work (14¼ × 9⅞ in.) belongs to a celebrated series of over 100 prints that humorously celebrated Japanese military triumphs against Russia, blending national pride with lighthearted satire to boost morale at home. Kiyoch, a master of ukiyo-e woodblock printing and one of the last great traditional printmakers...
About the Artist
Kobayashi Kiyochika · 1847–1915
Japanese, 1847–1915