Antique Imperial Japanese Boxer Rebellion Beijing Army Lithograph 1900 For Sale

DescriptionThis is an original Japanese multicolor lithograph published in 1900, depicting the Boxer Rebellion in Beijing and the arrival of the international forces that relieved the besieged foreign legations.The Japanese title can be translated approximately as:“The Fall of Beijing — Allied Forces Reestablish Contact with the Foreign Legations and the Residents Rejoice.”For those unfamiliar with the history, the Boxer Rebellion was a major anti-foreign and anti-Christian uprising in Qing China around 1900. As the situation escalated, the foreign legations in Beijing were placed under siege.An international military force known as the Eight-Nation Alliance was then formed, including Japan, Britain, the United States, Russia, France, Germany, Italy, and Austria-Hungary.Japan contributed a significant military contingent to the expedition.This lithograph depicts the moment when the international forces entered Beijing and communication with the besieged legation area was restored. Japanese troops, foreign soldiers, national flags, local residents, and the streets of Beijing are shown throughout the composition.Printed outside the lower-left border is the publication date:“Published September 10, Meiji 33” — September 10, 1900.This is particularly important because the print was not produced decades later as a historical reproduction. It was published during the same year as the Boxer Rebellion itself, making it a contemporary visual record of how the event was presented to the Japanese public.Lithography was one of the important forms of mass visual media in Meiji-period Japan. Multicolor lithographs such as this allowed people to see major military and international events at a time before news photography became widely accessible.The piece shows age-related wear, tears, edge losses, and old tape repairs on the reverse. Please examine the photographs carefully for condition.Despite the damage, this remains a fascinating historical artifact connecting Imperial Japan, the Boxer Rebellion, Beijing, the Eight-Nation Alliance, and Meiji-era print culture in a single surviving piece.Own a Piece of History.Shipping

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