Artist: Unknown
Title: Phenomenon in the Sky - The Star of Saigo Takamori
Date: 1877.
Details & Prices: Unknown: Phenomenon in the Sky - The Star of Saigo Takamori - Artelino
Source:
artelino - Japanese Prints
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Description:
"Ryukosei no Chinsetsu" (The Strange Story about the Comet). A newspaper reported, "A bright star appeared around 8 o'clock every night since the early this month. The rumor was that when it was seen by a telescope, one could see the figure of Saigo Takamori in the official general uniform riding on horse with the flag "Shinsei Kotoku" (New Government, great Virtue)".
