Statue of General Saigo - Ueno Park, Tokyo, Japan

Statue of General Saigo Takamori (Takanaga) (1828-1877). Saigo was one of the most influential samurai in Japanese history, living during the late Edo Period and early Meiji Era. He has been dubbed the 'last true samurai'. The famous bronze statue shown here (of Saigo in hunting attire with his dog) stands in Ueno Park, Tokyo, Japan. Made by Takamura Koun, it was unveiled on 18 December 1898. Date: circa 1910s

• Product Code
• ILEA000478832

• Registered date
• 1910/12/31 00:00:00

• Credit
• Mary Evans / Grenville Collins Postcard Collection / Kyodo News Images

• Media source
• Copyright (c) Mary Evans Picture Library 2015

• Media size
• 5333 × 3423 pixel

• Resolution
• 300 dpi

• Deployment size
• 5.71(MB)*

• Special instruction
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