Japanese Print "Final Trip - Kagoshima Rebellion" by Unknown
Artist:Unknown
Title:Final Trip - Kagoshima Rebellion
Date:1877.
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Source:artelino - Japanese Prints
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Description:
"Kagoshima Ken, Ari no Sonomama" (Kagoshima Prefecture; The Way It Was) No.19. SAIGO Takamori and a handful of the surviving followers are riding on boat to the final battle field. The popular movie, "The Last Samurai" featuring Tom Cruise was loosely based on the fight of Takamori against the Meiji government in Kagoshima (Satsuma) Rebellion.