Picture of the Heroic Fight of the Scout Lt. Takenouchi at Chung-hua (Sekkôki Takenouchi-kun Chûwa ni oite funtô no zu)

「斥候鬼竹内君於中和奮闘圖」

Taguchi Beisaku (Japanese, 1864–1903)

Japanese

Meiji era

1894 (Meiji 27)

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

Dimensions Vertical ôban triptych; 35.5 × 71.3 cm (14 × 28 1/16 in.)

Credit Line Jean S. and Frederic A. Sharf Collection

Accession Number2000.194a-c

NOT ON VIEW

ClassificationsPrints

Catalogue Raisonné Chaikin, The Sino-Japanese War (1983), cat. no. 24, photo p. 132; Asai, Kinsei nishiki-e sesôshi 7 (1936), pp. 66-7

DescriptionMFA impressions: 2000.194a-c (with title), RES.55.1a-c (without title)

Signed Beisaku
米作

Marks Artist's seal: Beisaku

Inscriptions

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