Great Victory for Japan

17724

From: Japan

Curatorial Section: Asian

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Object Title Great Victory for Japan
Native Name Nishiki-e
Object Number 17724
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Japanese
Provenience Japan
Creator Watanabe Nobukazu | Hasegawa Enkichi
Period Meiji
Date Made 1894
Section Asian
Materials Paper | Ink
Technique Woodblock Printed
Iconography Battle of Pyongyang | Lieutenant-General Nozu | Major-General Oshima | Soldiers | Horse
Inscription Language Japanese Language
Description

Woodblock print of battle scene from Sino-Japanese War of 1894-5. With the city gate in the distance at center, Japanese troops are shown defeating the Chinese. At the right a canon is fired and an explosion with bodies flying dominates the left-hand side of the picture. The title of the picture in Japanese is in the inscription at the upper right: "Great Victory for Japan" and in the lower left hand corner the artist and publisher are given: Nobukazu and Hasegawa Enkichi. Triptych of three sheets of paper.

Length 71 cm
Width 38 cm
Credit Line Gift of Dr. E. B. Landis, 1896
Other Number 17224 - Other Number | 95-15-3 - Found in Collection Number

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