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A conte of Saigo Takamori by Edoardo Chiossone. However, Chiossone hadn't ever met Saigo. Saigō Takamori (西郷 隆盛, January 23, 1827 – September 24, 1877), original name Kichibe or Kichinosuke; literary name Nanshu, was one of the most influential samurai in Japanese history.
Saigō met the noted British diplomat Ernest Satow in the 1860s, as recorded in the latter's A Diplomat in Japan, and Satow was present at the unveiling as recorded in his diary. A reproduction of the same statue stands on Okinoerabujima , where Saigō had been exiled.
After his death, many portraits were drawn of Saigo's face, a picture that became foundational (by Edoardo Chiossone) was a composition of around eyes from his brother, Judo, and also borrowed features from his cousin, Iwao OYAMA, and it is possible that Chiossone never met Saigo so the thin face pictured is in fact different from his face ...
This upbringing instilled a sense of dignity, frugality, and honor in young Saigo. At age six, Saigo Takamori started at the local goju—or samurai elementary school—and got his first wakizashi, the short sword used by samurai warriors.
Sep 20, 2024 · Saigō Takamori was a leader in the overthrow of the Tokugawa shogunate who later rebelled against the weaknesses he saw in the Imperial government that he had helped to restore. Although his participation in the restoration made him a legendary hero, it also, to his mortification, relegated his.
May 9, 2018 · Known for his failed rebellion against the Meiji government he helped bring to power, Saigō Takamori is seen as a tragic figure in Japan. From obscure origins in southwestern Japan, he rose to the...
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Dec 3, 2011 · Saigō was a conservative, old-style samurai who still lived with the values of honour and purpose. In January 1877, he led the Satsuma rebellion and attacked the government troops in Kumamoto, sending 40,000 men, primarily peasants armed with guns, against a force of 300,000 samurai officers and conscript soldiers.
