A Sailor of Our Warship Sazanami Jumped onto the Deck of a Russian Ship. With a Thundering Cry, "Hey You!" He Cut at the Enemy Captain and Kicked Him into the Water. --In the Sea Battle near Port Arthur, March 10, 1904

(Waga Sazanami kan no suihei tekikan ni tobinori kanchô ni mukatte daikatsu issei "Kono yarô" to sakebi kitte umi ni keotosu, sangatsu tôka, Ryojun kaisen)
「我漣艦之水兵飛乘敵艦向艦長大喝一聲叫此野郎斬而蹴落於海　三月十日旅順海戦」

Harada Kôkyo (Japanese, active 1894–1904)
Publisher: Matsuki Heikichi (Daikokuya) (Japanese)

Japanese

Meiji era

1904 (Meiji 37), March 28

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

Dimensions Vertical ôban triptych; 35.6 x 70 cm (14 x 27 9/16 in.)

Credit Line Jean S. and Frederic A. Sharf Collection

Accession Number2000.454a-c

NOT ON VIEW

CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings

ClassificationsPrints

Catalogue Raisonné Swinton, In Battle's Light (Worcester, 1991), #62

Signed Kôkyo
耕挙

Marks Artist's seal: Kô

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