Original Kiyochika Woodblock Print Nogi Maresuke Commander Sino Japanese War 1895 LS#202 Statue which allowed for smoother surfaces

which allowed for smoother surfaces and more pictorial

Having been rolled up and stored for many decades the original

Dimensions: 22"L × 6"W × 10

and the game gains a sense of weight and presence that’s hard to forget

Blade width = ~3/8” (8mm)

Original Kiyochika Woodblock Print Nogi Maresuke Commander Sino Japanese War 1895 LS#202 Statue which allowed for smoother surfacesKobayashi Kiyochika () (Dai ichi Ryodan ch Nogi Maresuke kun) Meiji 28 (1895) A commanding and finely printed portrait print by Kobayashi Kiyochika, from his 1895 series documenting heroes of the First Sino Japanese War. The subject is General Nogi Maresuke (, 18491912), identified by cartouche as Commander of the First Brigade () the role in which he led the assault on Port Arthur in November 1894. Nogi stands in three quarter view in a snowy winter