“Kagoshima Castle in the Satsuma Rebellion”, (1877), Yôshû Chikanobu (1838-1
“Kagoshima Castle in the Satsuma Rebellion”, (1877), Yôshû Chikanobu (1838-1912)In 1877 Saigô Takamori led the Satsuma rebellion against the Meiji government. Some members of the samurai class were sympathetic to his cause because they feared the disappearance of their class and privileges at the hand of a regime trying to “modernize” Japan.Women fought in this rebellion, such as Katamori’s daughter: Chikako. Here, the women of Kagoshima are fighting the imperial troops -- source link