JAPANESE EMBASSY UK: Choshu Five

We decided it was time to share with you guys what we put together for the Japanese Embassy here in the UK. We were asked to do an illustration for this year's flyer and there were nice hints that the Choshu Five would be a wonderful subject to tackle. They were right!

This was a really fun project, from the research (although sometimes a bit frustrating... Does anyone have good resources on the shirt+haori+hakama dressing style? Photographic or accurate artwork?!) to the composition and colour scheme♥ We're very thankful to the Embassy for this wonderful opportunity! And now we hope you like it just as much as we do!

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(For the ones that are still reading this description, a huge cheer for you! You are amazing! Keep reading to know who these boys are!)

CHOSHU FIVE:
"The ‘Choshu Five’ were members of the Choshu clan in western Japan who secretly left the country during the turbulent times toward the end of the Tokugawa Shogunate. These five departed from Yokohama in May 1863 and arrived in the UK that November. This year, 2013, thus marks the 150th anniversary of their journey.

The five young men studied at University College London. After returning to Japan, they all contributed in their various ways to the modernisation of their country."

We know you got all curious and hungry for more info on these amazing people just like us, so... For more information go here: [link]

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