Catalog record · 目録番号 59638

Saigo Takamori committing Seppuku Suicide

Artist / 作者: Tsukioka Yoshitoshi月岡芳年
Date / 年代: 1877
Medium / 技法: 浮世絵 / Ukiyo-e / Meiji / artelino
Digital image / 画像: 582 × 900 px
Published by / 公開者: 朝倉レン

Catalog note / 解説

"Saigo Takamori Seppuku no Zu". SAIGO Takamori is about committing seppuku suicide. Murata Shinhachiro and Kirino Yoshiaki are next to him. The explosions and war fires rage in the distance. They were the last survivors of Kagoshima (Satsuma) Rebellion. The hit movie, "The Last Samurai" featuring Tom Cruise was loosely based on the fight of Takamori against the Meiji government. (This design is in the collection of Philadelphia Museum of Art, USA).

Image record / 画像情報

Artelino · 1877. · artelino

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