/internal/media/dispatcher/743673/resize%25253Aformat%25253DthumbnailThe Fall of Fenghuangcheng, later called Our Elite Forces Capturing the Pescadores Islands in Taiwan (Seiei naru waga gun Taiwan Hôkotô o senryô suru no zu)1894 (Meiji 27), DecemberKobayashi KiyochikaMatsuki Heikichi (Daikokuya)Vertical ôban triptych; 37.6 × 74.3 cm (14 13/16 × 29 1/4 in.)Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paperAnonymous giftRES.23.264-60Triptych (lacks inscribed title seen on other impressions): RES.23.264 (left), RES.23.265 (center), RES.23.266 (right)
MFA impressions, with title: 2000.422a-c, RES.27.167a-c
MFA impressions, without title: 21.1777-9, RES.23.264-6
Rhiannon Paget, in Hu et al. 2016, points out that the 1894 date in the left margin actually predates the occupation of the Pescadores in 1895 and suggestes that the first edition of the print may have been the untitled version, which is very similar to a scene identified as Fenghuangcheng in a board game designed by Kiyochika in 1894. Apparently the blocks were recycled for a second edition, with a new title, in 1895.Prints37.60000000000.000000000049111901