Original Kobayashi Kiyochika Woodblock Print Russian Demon Requesting Surrender Russo-Japanese War 1904 13"W LS#083 Saw Diameter = 6”

Diameter = 6”

typicallyhinoki or Japanese cypress

The Tanuki is a native animal to Japan resembling in some ways a raccoon and often called a "raccoon-dog"

and the iron-red ground carries fine gold arabesque throughout

Original Kobayashi Kiyochika Woodblock Print Russian Demon Requesting Surrender Russo-Japanese War 1904 13"W LS#083 Saw Diameter = 6”Got it. Kobayashi Kiyochika (, 18471915) Russian Demon Requesting Surrender, from Nihon Banzai Hyakusen Hyakush () Antique Japanese Meiji Era, 1904 This series dates from the Russo Japanese War of 19045. The victorious Japanese forces are shown as valiant heroes; the invading Russians are depicted as foolish and ineffectual. Many similar prints were produced over the course of the war by other artists, but this series stands out as its creator,