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「南山之役中尉柴川又三郎君立陣頭捧旭日軍扇指揮士卒」
In the Battle of Nanshan Lieutenant Shibakawa Matasaburô Led His Men, Holding up a Rising Sun War Fan (Nanzan no eki, chûi Shibakawa Matasaburô-kun jintô ni tachi kyokujitsu gunsen o sasagete shisotsu o shiki su)
「南山之役中尉柴川又三郎君立陣頭捧旭日軍扇指揮士卒」
Ogata Gessan (Japanese, 1887–1967)
Japanese
Meiji era
1904 (Meiji 37)
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Vertical ôban triptych; 35.9 x 70.4 cm (14 1/8 x 27 11/16 in.)
Credit Line
Jean S. and Frederic A. Sharf Collection
Accession Number2000.448a-c
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
Hu et al, Conflicts of Interest (St. Louis exh. cat., 2016), #106; Virgin et al., Japan at the Dawn of the Modern Age (MFA, 2001), #75, photo p. 127; Konishi, Nishiki-e bakumatsu Meiji no rekishi 12 (1978), p. 71
Signed
Gessan
月三
月三
Marks
Artist's seal: Gessan
Inscriptions
ProvenanceVarious dealers: primarily in London and Tokyo. Purchased between 1985-1999.