帝国大観兵式之図 , Teikoku dai kanpeishiki no zu

Artist

Yōsai, Nobukazu, 1872-1944

Date

• 1896

Publisher

Tōkyō Nihonbashi-ku: Ozaki Iwakichi

Summary

• The scene depicts the Meiji Emperor participating in a military review. Mount Fuji can be observed in the background. In the middle panel, the Meiji Emperor is shown mounted on a white steed led by a soldier with a red triangular flag. Five military men follow the Emperor on dark brown horses.
• Original woodblock print of triptych Nishikie.
• Nishikie Prints are the woodcut prints published in real time during the Meiji period until 1923. Many of these prints were used as a breaking news of the war including a brief note of the battle, the Emperor's activities, theater actors, popular sumō wrestling stars etc. Some include a brief explanatory paragraph but this particular print has only title and no explanation of the scene.