May 1, 1904 Our Army Occupied Jiuliyu, Hushan and Jiuliancheng-- It Is Worth Boasting to the World about the Bravery of Our Soldiers (Meiji sanjûshichi nen gogatsu tsuitachi waga gun Kurishima oyobi Kosan narabini Kyûrenjô senryô su, wagahei no yûmô o sekai ni hokoru ni ataru)

「明治卅七年五月壱日我軍九里嶋及ヒ虎山并二九連城占領ス我兵ノ勇猛ヲ世界二誇ル二足ル」

Utagawa Kokunimasa (Ryûa) (Japanese, 1874–1944)
Publisher: Fukuda Hatsujirô (Japanese)
Blockcutter: Watanabe Takisaburô (Japanese, 1876–1947)

Japanese

Meiji era

1904 (Meiji 37), May

Medium/Technique Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper

Dimensions Vertical ôban triptych; 35.8 x 71 cm (14 1/8 x 27 15/16 in.)

Credit Line Jean S. and Frederic A. Sharf Collection

Accession Number2000.462a-c

NOT ON VIEW

CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings

ClassificationsPrints

Catalogue Raisonné Virgin et al., Japan at the Dawn of the Modern Age (MFA, 2001), #72, photo p. 124; Swinton, In Battle's Light (Worcester, 1991), #70

Signed Ryûa
柳蛙

Marks Artist's seal: Ryûa

ProvenanceVarious dealers: primarily in London and Tokyo. Purchased between 1985-1999.