Portrait Of Sakamoto Ryoma By Kobun Kiku Akin, Pen And Ink On Rice Paper, Meiji Period

Portrait of the dignitary Sakamoto Ryoma
Pen and ink on rice paper
Original work by Kobun Kiku Akin painted under the Meiji era
Dimensions: 112 cm x 55 cm; view: 98 cm x 41 cm

RYOMA SAKAMOTO
Born in 6th year of the Tenpo era (1836) Died in 3rd year of the Keio era (1867)

Politician of the Tosa Han clan in the province of Shikoku. It allowed the Satsuma Kiushu clan and the Shôshu-Yamaguchi Honshu clan to rally against the shogunate. First marrying the slogan "Revere the Emperor and drive out the barbarians", then in favor of openness in order to resist the threat of the West by adopting his techniques, Ryoma Sakamoto has a destiny that identifies with the Nation .