Ukiyo-e Galleries

The Collection of Alec Wood

View of the Kagoshima Rebels' Last Stand (Kagoshima zokuto kusen [no] zu)
「鹿児島賊徒苦戦図」
Arai Yoshimune 新井芳宗 (fl. 1877-1890s), signing as Toshiyuki 年雪
Publisher: Tsuda Genshichi 津田源七
1877
Signature
松齋年雪
Shōsai Toshiyuki
Carver
松嵜留吉
Matsuzaki Tomekichi
Colophon
十一月十三日御届　・　尾張町二丁目壱番地　津田源七板元　・　定價六銭　・　南金六町　三番地　鹿嶌周治郎
Jūichigatsu jūsannichi ontodoke / Owarichō Nichōme 1-banchi / Tsuda Genshichi hanmoto / Teika roku sen / Minamikinroku-chō 3-banchi / Kashima Shūjirō
Print Price
定價六錢
6 sen
Labeled Figures/Features
「桐野利秋」 Kirino Toshiaki
「三好少将」 Miyoshi Shigeomi 三好重臣 (1840-1900)
Other Text
鳴[吋]聖世ニ不良ノ企テ[募]師ラ起ツ政府ニ抗ツ官軍ニ敵ツ何不ゾ軌ノ父ツカランヤ既ニ官軍ハ各...
Commentary
The artist, identified in the colophon as Kashima Shūjirō 鹿島周次郎, was apprenticed to Yoshitoshi at a young age, and was only 14 years old when this design was published.
Dimensions
Vertical ōban; 25.9 × 37.3 cm (10.2 × 14.7 in)
Other Impressions
Rijksmuseum RP-P-1985-487 [The full triptych]