Buruburu taishō – Vintage Print
(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
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Buruburu taishō
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A rider who seems to be trembling from an electric shock gives this 1895 color woodcut its comic edge. Its title, *Buruburu taishō*, roughly means "the shivering general." The print belongs to the series *Nihon banzai hyakusen hyakushō* (*Long live Japan: one hundred victories, one hundred laughs*), a group of humorous prints from the Sino-Japanese War of 1894–1895. The record tags the scene with cavalry and horseback riding in Manchuria, placing the joke in the war's northern theater. Prints like this turned a distant conflict into lighthearted entertainment for audiences at home.
| Created / published | 1895 |
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| Medium | 1 print : woodcut, color ; 37.3 x 24.8 cm. |
| Genre | Woodcuts Japanese Color 1890-1900. |
| Notes | Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print specialists in 2005-2006. From the series: Nihon banzai hyakusen hyakushō : Long live Japan: one hundred victories, one hundred laughs. Format: vertical Oban Nishikie. Forms part of: Japanese prints and drawings (Library of Congress). |
| Subjects | Sino-Japanese War, 1894-1895. Electric shocks--China--Manchuria--1890-1900. Cavalry--Manchurian--1890-1900. Horseback riding--China--Manchuria--1890-1900. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,043 × 1,536 px · prints to 3 × 5 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-172980 |
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