Original Kiyochika Woodblock Print Nogi Maresuke Commander Sino Japanese War 1895 LS#202 Tsutsugaki Meiji-era Japanese cloisonné (shippo-yaki) is

Meiji-era Japanese cloisonné (shippo-yaki) is distinguished from its Chinese counterpart by finer wire work

ornate jingasa like this shifted from protection to pageantry

701–762) — the Tang Dynasty poet celebrated throughout Chinese literary culture for his love of wine and his ecstatic

serving both a practical and aesthetic role

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Original Kiyochika Woodblock Print Nogi Maresuke Commander Sino Japanese War 1895 LS#202 Tsutsugaki Meiji-era Japanese cloisonné (shippo-yaki) isKobayashi Kiyochika () (Dai ichi Ryodan ch Nogi Maresuke kun) Meiji 28 (1895) A commanding and finely printed portrait print by Kobayashi Kiyochika, from his 1895 series documenting heroes of the First Sino Japanese War. The subject is General Nogi Maresuke (, 18491912), identified by cartouche as Commander of the First Brigade () the role in which he led the assault on Port Arthur in November 1894. Nogi stands in three quarter view in a snowy winter