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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