"The Outburst of Tears of a Young Lady from Beijing" from the series Nippon Banzai Hyakusen Hyakusho, or Long Live Japan! One Hundred Selections, One Hundred Laughs
29-96-688
From: Japan
Curatorial Section: Asian
| Object Title | "The Outburst of Tears of a Young Lady from Beijing" from the series Nippon Banzai Hyakusen Hyakusho, or Long Live Japan! One Hundred Selections, One Hundred Laughs |
| Native Name | Nishiki-e |
| Object Number | 29-96-688 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Japanese |
| Provenience | Japan |
| Creator | Kobayashi Kiyochika | Honekawa Dojin |
| Period | Meiji |
| Date Made | 1895 |
| Section | Asian |
| Materials | Paper |
| Technique | Woodblock Printed |
| Iconography | Woman | Man |
| Inscription Language | Japanese Language |
| Description | Woodblock print of satiric commentary on the Sino-Japanese War of 1894-5. Titled "The outburst of tears of a young lady from Beijing", it is part of a series titled Nippon Banzai Hyakusen Hyakusho or "Long Live Japan! One Hundred Selections, One Hundred Laughs", printed in February of 1895 by artist Kobayashi Kiyochika and publisher Matsumoto Heikichi. A young wealthy woman is tearful because she is being forced to evacuate Beijing because the Japanese army is about to invade. |
| Height | 36.8 cm |
| Width | 25 cm |
| Credit Line | Bequest of Maxwell Sommerville, 1904 |
| Other Number | 42 - Other Number |
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