The Genius of Mr. Punch: Life in Yokohama's Foreign Settlement: Charles Wirgman and the Japan Punch, 1862-1887, compiled and annotated by Jozef Rogala, Translations by Hitomi Yamashita, Yurindo Co. Ltd, Yokohama 2004. ISBN 4896601874
External links
Japan and the Illustrated London News (http://www.japansociety.org.uk/lectures/030916terrybennettlecture.html) - lecture to the Japan Society by Terry Bennett.
CharlesWirgman (31 August 1832 - 8 February 1891) was a cartoonist, creator of the Japan Punch and illustrator in Meiji period Japan for the Illustrated London News.
Wirgman arrived in Japan in 1861 as a correspondent for the Illustrated London News, and resided in Yokohama from 1861 until his death.
Wirgman also taught western-style drawing and painting techniques to a number of Japanese artists, most notably the ukiyoe artist Kobayashi Korechika.
CharlesWirgman (born August 31 1832 died February 8 1891) was a cartoonist, creator of the Japan Punch and illustrator in Japan for the Illustrated London News.
Wirgman's grave is in the Yokohama international cemetery.
Punch: Life in Yokohama's Foreign Settlement: CharlesWirgman and the Japan Punch, 1862-1887, compiled and annotated by Jozef Rogala, Translations by Hitomi Yamashita, Yurindo Co. Ltd, Yokohama 2004.
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