Daimios (Daimyo) Before the Throne of the Tycoon (Great Lord), Japan-1887 Print For Sale

British Parliament 1925 Vintage LithographA Daimios (Daimyo) Before the Throne of the Tycoon, Japan
Historical Print 1887
\'Tycoon\' (great lord) was originally an alternative Japanese term for describing the shogun to foreigners.
Daimyo (Daimios] were powerful Japanese magnates, feudal lords who, from the 10th century to the early Meiji period in the middle 19th century, ruled most of Japan from their vast, hereditary land holdings. They were subordinate to the shogun and nominally to the emperor and the kuge. In the term, dai (大) means \'large\', and myō stands for myōden (名田), meaning \'private land
[Translation from the Kioto Gazette of March, 1868.]On the 21st of March his Majesty summoned the Daimios before his throne and pronounced the following speech to them:We have just succeeded to the imperial throne, and the empire is now undergoing a thorough reformation. We ourselves exercise supreme and sole decision in both civil and military matters. The national dignity and the happiness of the people depend upon our fulfilling the duties of our high office, and we are constantly and unrestingly applying our thoughts to this subject. Unworthy as we are for the task, we desire to continue the work begun by our wise ancestors, and to carry out the policy bequeathed to us by the late Emperor, by giving peace to the clans and the people at home, and abroad by making the national glory to shine beyond the seas. Because Tokugawa Keiki harbored lawless schemes, the empire has fallen to pieces, and the result has been civil war, inflicting the greatest miseries on the people. We have therefore been compelled to resolve on taking the field in person against him.
This is an original 1887 wood-engraved illustrationDepicting the Great Races of Mankind Over the Centuries

Any weird patterns in the picture are picture artifacts NOT in the actual print for sale

(Related/Unrelated Text on Reverse)

Size: Approximately 8\" X 11\" Unrelated Text on Reverse

Condition:Excellent - VeryGood - Good - Fair - Poor (but of historical interest)

Very slight age and handling wear

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