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Bilingual Verses on the Triumphant Return from the China Campaign, Part Six, 1894
Bilingual Verses on the Triumphant Return from the China Campaign — Part Six, 1894
A lithographed bilingual broadside from 1894, the year of the first Sino-Japanese War, celebrating the triumphant return from the China campaign in paired verses. Printed by lithography and issued in its own paper wrapper, the sheet belongs to the popular patriotic print culture that flourished as the war was being fought — verse, image, and proclamation combined for a contemporary public eager for news and triumph.
Ephemeral prints of this kind were produced for the moment and rarely kept; survivals retaining their original wrapper are accordingly uncommon. As a direct trace of how the 1894 war was celebrated and circulated at home, the sheet carries genuine documentary weight for the study of Meiji print culture, wartime propaganda, and the popular memory of the conflict.
An evocative and authentic artefact of its moment, well suited to a serious collection of military-historical documents and East Asian historical materials.
Offered by KT Vintage, drawing on decades of trusted international sales to discerning collectors and institutions across Europe, the Americas, Asia, and Oceania.
Description & Historical Context
Bilingual Verses on the Triumphant Return from the China Campaign — Part Six, 1894
A lithographed bilingual broadside from 1894, the year of the first Sino-Japanese War, celebrating the triumphant return from the China campaign in paired verses. Printed by lithography and issued in its own paper wrapper, the sheet belongs to the popular patriotic print culture that flourished as the war was being fought — verse, image, and proclamation combined for a contemporary public eager for news and triumph.
Ephemeral prints of this kind were produced for the moment and rarely kept; survivals retaining their original wrapper are accordingly uncommon. As a direct trace of how the 1894 war was celebrated and circulated at home, the sheet carries genuine documentary weight for the study of Meiji print culture, wartime propaganda, and the popular memory of the conflict.
An evocative and authentic artefact of its moment, well suited to a serious collection of military-historical documents and East Asian historical materials.
Offered by KT Vintage, drawing on decades of trusted international sales to discerning collectors and institutions across Europe, the Americas, Asia, and Oceania.
Collation
| Category | Books |
|---|---|
| Condition | acceptable |
| SKU | N0000016719 |
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