Zelfmoord van Saigyo Takamori Saigo Takamori seppuku no zu (titel op object), RP-P-1982-284, Yoshitoshi, September 1877

Identification title(s): suicide of saigyo takamori. Saigo takamori seppuku no zu (title on object). Object type: print triptych object number: rp-p-1982-284. Catalog reference: jap cat v 32. Description: saigo takamori and two vassals s eights in a boat at sea, watching lightning strike a western shipping fleet. Manufacture. Manufacturer: printmaker: tsukioka yoshitoshi (mentioned on object), block cutter: asai ginjirô (mentioned on object), publisher: okura magobei (mentioned on object) place of manufacture: printmaker: japan, block cutter: japan, publisher: tokyo. Dating: sep-1877. Physical characteristics: color woodcut; line block in black with color blocks. Material: paper technique: color woodcut. Dimensions: top: h 356 mm × w 733 mm (total width of triptych). Acquisition and rights: acquisition: purchase 1982. Date: September 1877.