In the Battle of the Yellow Sea a Sailor onboard Our Japanese Warship Matsushima, on the Verge of Dying, Asked Whether or Not the Enemy Ship Had Been Destroyed (Kôkai no tatakai ni waga Matsushima no suihei shi ni nozonde tekikan no sonpi o tou)

「黄海之戰我松島之水兵臨死問敵艦存否」

Kobayashi Kiyochika (Japanese, 1847–1915)

Japanese

Meiji era

1894 (Meiji 27), October

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

Dimensions Vertical ôban triptych; 37.8 x 71 cm (14 7/8 x 27 15/16 in.)

Credit Line Jean S. and Frederic A. Sharf Collection

Accession Number2000.109a-c

NOT ON VIEW

ClassificationsPrints

Catalogue Raisonné Okamoto, Impressions of the Front (1983), #30; Chaikin, The Sino-Japanese War (1983), cat. no. 45, photo p. 155

DescriptionMFA impressions: 2000.109a-c, 2000.380.21a-c, RES.27.192a-c

Signed Kiyochika
清親

Marks Artist's seals: Kiyo, chika

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