Original Kobayashi Kiyochika Woodblock Print Russian Demon Requesting Surrender Russo-Japanese War 1904 13"W LS#083 Saw This is Vintage Japanese Tanuki

This is Vintage Japanese Tanuki statue

This chest has all its 100+ year old deep rich patina

typicallyhinoki or Japanese cypress

Kikusen-gama (菊泉窯): “Kikusen kiln”

Original Kobayashi Kiyochika Woodblock Print Russian Demon Requesting Surrender Russo-Japanese War 1904 13"W LS#083 Saw This is Vintage Japanese TanukiGot 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,