Illustration of the Invasion of China During Which Our Troops Fought Fiercely in Ice and Snow at Haicheng and Major-General Ôshima Bravely Faced the Enemy (Sei Shin gigun Kaijô seppyôchû no gekisen Ôshima shôshô yûsô taiteki no zu)

「征清義軍海城雪氷中之激戦大島少将勇壯對敵之圖」

Taguchi Beisaku (Japanese, 1864–1903)
Publisher: Mizuno Asajiro (Japanese)
Blockcutter: Watanabe Yatarô (Hori Yata) (Japanese, 1850–1913)
Printer: Suri Nakajima (Japanese)

Japanese

Meiji era

1895 (Meiji 28), March

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

Dimensions Vertical ôban triptych; 37.7 x 76.3 cm (14 13/16 x 30 1/16 in.)

Credit Line Jean S. and Frederic A. Sharf Collection

Accession Number2000.52a-c

NOT ON VIEW

CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings

ClassificationsPrints

Catalogue Raisonné Okamoto, Impressions of the Front (1983), #41; Tanba, Nishiki-e ni miru Meiji tennô to Meiji jidai (1966), #290; Asai, Kinsei nishiki-e sesôshi 7 (1936), pp. 145-7

Signed Beisaku
米作

Marks Blockcutter's mark: Hori Yata
Printer's mark: Suri Nakajima
Artist's seal: Saku

Inscriptions

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