{"product_id":"mg1487-kuniteru-arson-at-satsuma-mansion-japanese-woodblock-print","title":"Kuniteru - Arson at Satsuma Mansion","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eUtagawa Kuniteru \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e(1808-1876)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDate:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1870\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e Unknown\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGenre: \u003c\/strong\u003eUkiyo-e, Musha-e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMedium: \u003c\/strong\u003eWoodblock Print. Triptych: \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e35cm x 23cm\/sheet\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"176\" data-end=\"292\"\u003eTriptych woodblock print from the series \u003cem data-start=\"256\" data-end=\"292\"\u003eA Short History of the Modern Era.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"294\" data-end=\"621\"\u003eThis dramatic three-panel composition depicts the arson attack on the Satsuma residence in Edo during the turbulent final years of the Tokugawa shogunate. The second bailey of Edo Castle is shown engulfed in flames after Satsuma-organized arsonists set fires in an effort to provoke the Tokugawa authorities into open conflict.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"623\" data-end=\"1039\"\u003eLed by Sagara Sōzō under orders from Saigō Takamori, the group raids merchant storehouses, burns shogunal property, and clashes with shogunate police. The escalating violence finally prompts a response: security forces led by the Shōnai domain - along with the Shinchōgumi and Kaminoyama troops charged with protecting Edo-pursue the attackers to the Satsuma estate at Mita and retaliate by setting the mansion ablaze.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1041\" data-end=\"1197\"\u003eThe print captures the chaos and intensity of the incident with vivid detail and dynamic action, characteristic of late-Edo\/Meiji historical battle imagery.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e Print color saturation and overall condition is very good. Margins as shown. Backed on Meiji-era paper. 3 separate sheets.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Mie Gallery","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43427459203150,"sku":"MG1487","price":425.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0095\/7602\/2094\/files\/mg1487-Kuniteru-Arson-at-Satsuma-Mansion-detail-japanese-woodblock-print.jpg?v=1770333736","url":"https:\/\/miegallery.com\/products\/mg1487-kuniteru-arson-at-satsuma-mansion-japanese-woodblock-print","provider":"Mie Gallery","version":"1.0","type":"link"}