Japanese Print "Leaders of the 1877 Satsuma Rebellion: Saigo Takamori, Kirino Toshiaki and Others" by Tsukioka Yoshitoshi
Artist:Tsukioka Yoshitoshi
Title:Leaders of the 1877 Satsuma Rebellion: Saigo Takamori, Kirino Toshiaki and Others
Date:October 4, 1877
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Source:Worcester Art Museum
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Saigo Takamori (1827-77), depicted in a black western-style uniform and boots in the triptych is often called "the last samurai" and a paragon of the samurai spirit. The son of a poor, low-ranking samurai, he was determined to improve the situation of the disaffected samurai class. While serving the Shimazu daimyo of Kagoshima in Satsuma province, Kyushu Island, Saigo became a leading figure in the movement which pressured the shogun to resign and which restored power to the emperor (1867-68). The new government, under Emperor Meiji in Tokyo, appointed Saigo as command