"Three Cheers from Hell" from the series Nippon Banzai Hyakusen Hyakusho, or Long Live Japan! One Hundred Selections, One Hundred Laughs
17334A
From: Japan
Curatorial Section: Asian
| Object Title | "Three Cheers from Hell" from the series Nippon Banzai Hyakusen Hyakusho, or Long Live Japan! One Hundred Selections, One Hundred Laughs |
| Native Name | Nishiki-e |
| Object Number | 17334A |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Japanese |
| Provenience | Japan |
| Creator | Kobayashi Kiyochika | Matsumoto Heikichi |
| Period | Meiji |
| Date Made | 1894 |
| Section | Asian |
| Materials | Paper | Ink |
| Technique | Woodblock Printed |
| Iconography | Sino-Japanese War | Man | Soldiers | Turtle | Flag |
| Inscription Language | Japanese Language |
| Description | Woodblock print of satiric commentary on the Sino-Japanese War of 1894-5. Titled "Three Cheers from Hell" it is part of a series titled Nippon Banzai Hyakusen Hyakusho or " Long Live Japan! One Hundred Selections, One Hundred Laughs", printed in November of 1894 by artist Kobayashi Kiyochika and publisher Matsumoto Heikichi. This single sheet print portrays Emma, judge and king of the Buddhist hell, standing behind a podium/table with an attendant at his left and two heads on a stand on his right as he faces a crowd of drowned sailors from the Chinese fleet. Japanese inscription at top gives title and commentary. |
| Length | 38 cm |
| Width | 25 cm |
| Credit Line | Gift of Mrs. Florence B. Sherman, 1895 |
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