Imo Incident Flight of Japanese Legation from Korea by Utagawa Kunimatsu 1882, Utagawa Kunimatsu, 1 January 1882

"the korean incident" by utagawa kunimatsu. Ukiyo-e depicting the flight of the japanese legation in 1882. During the military coup d'état in the imo incident, the japanese legation along with the royal palace was set on fire, and the japanese consul escaped in a small boat and was rescued by the british ship hms flying fish (1882). Date: 1 January 1882.