Japanese Print "New Selections of Eastern Brocade Pictures - Sakura Sogoro and Family" by Tsukioka Yoshitoshi
Artist:Tsukioka Yoshitoshi
Title:New Selections of Eastern Brocade Pictures - Sakura Sogoro and Family
Date:1886.
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Source:artelino - Japanese Prints
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From the series "Shinsen Azuma Nishiki-e" (New Selections of Eastern Brocade Pictures). Sakura Sogo (historical name was Sakura Sogoro), the village head from Iwahashi. Sakura led a group of village leaders who tried to take their complaint directly to the shogunate in Edo. Their local daimyo, Hotta Kozuke, was taxing them beyond their ability to pay.