Catalog record · 目録番号 79581

Lieutenant General Katsura - Sino-Japanese War

Artist / 作者: Kobayashi Kiyochika小林清親
Date / 年代: 1895
Medium / 技法: 浮世絵 / Ukiyo-e / Meiji / artelino
Digital image / 画像: 826 × 1200 px
Published by / 公開者: 白石カナ

Catalog note / 解説

From the series, "Rikukai Gunjin Komei kan" (List of the Famous Names in the Japanese Army and Navy). Army Lieutenant General Katsura Taro (1848 - 1913), the commander of the 3rd division. Later, around Russo - Japanese war period, he became the Japanese prime minister, and guided Japan into the victory. He was known as, "Niko - Pon" prime minister. His style, "nikkori warau" (smile) and "kata wo 'pon' to tataku" (tap the listener's shoulder lightly) carried him long ways in the complicated personal maneuvers in the political scenes.

Image record / 画像情報

Artelino · 1895. · artelino

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