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Braving the Snow, Our Troops Capture the Stronghold at Weihaiwei (Yuki o okashite, waga gun Ikaiei no kenrui o nuku zu)


「冒雪我軍抜威海衛之堅壘圖」
Kobayashi Kiyochika (Japanese, 1847–1915)
Publisher: Matsuki Heikichi (Daikokuya) (Japanese)
Japanese
Meiji era
1895 (Meiji 28), February

Medium/Technique Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions Vertical ôban triptych; 35.7 x 71.5 cm (14 1/16 x 28 1/8 in.)
Credit Line Jean S. and Frederic A. Sharf Collection
Accession Number2000.252a-c
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsPrints

Catalogue Raisonné Yoshida, Kiyochika (1964), #137; Asai, Kinsei nishiki-e sesôshi 8 (1936), pp. 14-5
DescriptionMFA impressions: 21.1780-2, 2000.252a-c, RES.23.270-2
Signed Kiyochika
清親
Marks Artist's seal: Kobayashi Kiyochika
ProvenanceVarious dealers: primarily in London and Tokyo. Purchased between 1985-1999.