{"product_id":"meiji-1882-imo-incident-hanabusa-yoshitada-japanese-legation-in-korea-by-hashimoto-chikanobu-approximately-38x27cm","title":"Meiji 1882 Imo Incident – Hanabusa Yoshitada \u0026 Japanese Legation in Korea by Hashimoto Chikanobu (Approximately 38X27CM)","description":"\u003cp class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\"\u003eThis original \u003cstrong\u003e1882 (Meiji 15)\u003c\/strong\u003e color woodblock triptych is titled \u003cstrong\u003eChōsen Henpō (朝鮮変報)\u003c\/strong\u003e, meaning \u003cem\u003eNews from Korea\u003c\/em\u003e. It depicts the \u003cstrong\u003eImo Incident (壬午事変)\u003c\/strong\u003e, the violent uprising in Seoul that resulted in an attack on the Japanese legation and became a major diplomatic crisis between Japan and Korea.\u003cspan class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchor\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAt the center of the composition is \u003cstrong\u003eHanabusa Yoshitada (花房義質)\u003c\/strong\u003e, Japan's minister to Korea, shown mounted on horseback amid the fighting. Additional Japanese participants are individually identified by cartouches throughout the three sheets as they confront Korean soldiers and rioters.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe \u003cstrong\u003eImo Incident\u003c\/strong\u003e erupted in \u003cstrong\u003eJuly 1882\u003c\/strong\u003e, when dissatisfied soldiers of the Joseon army mutinied in Seoul. The unrest developed into a broader anti-government and anti-Japanese uprising, during which the Japanese legation was attacked. Hanabusa and surviving members of the legation were forced to flee Seoul.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe enormous heading \u003cstrong\u003e朝鮮変報\u003c\/strong\u003e, literally \u003cem\u003eNews from Korea\u003c\/em\u003e or \u003cem\u003eSpecial Report from Korea\u003c\/em\u003e, emphasizes the print's function as a form of illustrated contemporary news. Before photography could be rapidly reproduced in Japanese newspapers, colorful \u003cstrong\u003enishiki-e\u003c\/strong\u003e allowed publishers to bring dramatic representations of major political and military events to the public.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePrinted as a \u003cstrong\u003ethree-sheet panoramic composition\u003c\/strong\u003e, the work combines traditional ukiyo-e woodblock techniques with a contemporary international event, making it an important example of the topical news prints produced during the early Meiji period.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBeyond its dramatic imagery, the triptych documents an important moment in nineteenth-century relations between \u003cstrong\u003eMeiji Japan and Joseon Korea\u003c\/strong\u003e, only fourteen years after the Meiji Restoration and during a period of rapidly increasing Japanese involvement on the Korean Peninsula.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Echoes of Edo","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49480916762883,"sku":null,"price":6500.0,"currency_code":"JPY","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0811\/5965\/1587\/files\/QWRTYEFGHFDFGSDFBVFDS.png?v=1787052817","url":"https:\/\/echoesofedo.com\/products\/meiji-1882-imo-incident-hanabusa-yoshitada-japanese-legation-in-korea-by-hashimoto-chikanobu-approximately-38x27cm","provider":"Echoes of Edo","version":"1.0","type":"link"}