Description: PRINTS BOOKS PHOTOGRAPHS MANUSCRIPTS CURIOSITIES - CONTEMPORARY WOODBLOCK PRINT FROM THE SERIES 'ONE HUNDRED SELECTED LAUGHS' -(ill.) KIYOCHIKA (Kobayashi, 小林 清親, Japanese ukiyo-e artist, 1847-1915); (text) TAKEKI (Nishimori, 西森武城, Japanese journalist and satirical writer, whose pseudonym was Koppi Dojin, 骨皮道人, 1862-1913).Rare original satirical Japanese colour woodblock print, with (loosely translated) title 'A story of great achievement', December 1895. Original colour woodblock. Series title and commentary in upper quadrant. Kiyochika's signature and seal in lower left corner. Published and printed in Tokyo by Matsuki Heikichi 松木平吉. 30th December Meiji 28 [1895]. Size: approx. 34.5cm x 23.5cm.Very Good condition. Light creasing / edge wear to paper. Please ask if you require a more detailed condition report, and view gallery images closely.This original ukiyo-e cartoon is from the series 'Society's magic lantern : One hundred selected laughs', published during the Sino-Japanese War. Under the (loosely translated) title 'A story of great achievement', Kiyochika's cartoon satirises the Chinese. The accompanying text by 'Koppi Dojin' is full of rather complex puns. Published by Heikichi in Tokyo in 1895. key words:
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Antique: Yes
Original/Repro: Antique Original
Product: Print
Region of Origin: Japanese
Age: 1850-1899
Country of Origin: Japan
