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Image: Saigo Takamori Portrait by Tokonami Masayoshi 1887

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Description: Posthumous portrait of Saigō Takamori (1828-1877) in uniform by Tokonami Masayoshi. 1887 painting on canvas (181 cm by 103.5 cm). Tokonami was a member of the Satsuma domain and he knew Saigo as an acquaintance. It is said that the face of Saigo drawn by Tokonami is very similar to Saigo's real face.
Title: Saigo Takamori Portrait by Tokonami Masayoshi 1887
Credit: Twitter - https://twitter.com/darbyz80/status/1074900737279156224 / Collection of Kagoshima City Museum of Art (鹿児島市立美術館蔵)
Author: Tokonami Masayoshi (床次正精), 1842–1897
Usage Terms: Public domain
License: Public domain
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