SHINSENGUMI. The Ikedaya Battle on July 8th,
1864. Furuta Japan. Painted parts with easy assembly required, 2” to 3” tall. Rare collector items, pack in light
blue bags, no box, a set of 10 different figurines. No.71016A
team of Shinsengumi samurais in fighting postures in their famous and feared light blue uniform, unlike the dark kimonos of
those days, they wore distinctive and unprecedented bright uniforms
The Ikedaya Jiken (池田屋事件), also known as the Ikedaya
Affair or Ikedaya Incident, was a famous armed encounter between the anti-shogunate Imperialist forces and the Shinsengumi
on July 8, 1864 at Ikedaya Ruokan(hotel) in Kyoto Japan. The Imperialists were using the Ikedaya as a staging point for their
forces, with a plan to set fire in Kyoto.
A
total of eight ronin were killed and twenty-three arrested; the Shinsengumi lost only one member in the battle, though two
more members would later die of injuries. This incident made it clear in Kyoto that the Shinsengumi were a powerful force
to be feared. The battle has also been credited with delaying the eventual Meiji victory by a year or two. As for the Ikedaya
itself, it was destroyed in the battle.
The
Ikedaya Incident was made famous by a popular NHK Sunday night TV show, movies, manga, animation and video games. In America,
it is often known as Samurai X in popular historical fiction manga and anime both show scenes of the Shinsengumi around the
time of the Ikedaya Incident.
