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「大狐山沖大海戰帝国海軍大勝利」
The Imperial Navy Wins a Major Victory in a Great Naval Battle off Takushan (Daikosan oki daikaisen teikoku kaigun daishôri)
「大狐山沖大海戰帝国海軍大勝利」
Japanese
Meiji era
1894 (Meiji 27), printed September, published October
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Vertical ôban triptych; 37 x 74.2 cm (14 9/16 x 29 3/16 in.)
Credit Line
Jean S. and Frederic A. Sharf Collection
Accession Number2000.135a-c
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
Virgin et al., Japan at the Dawn of the Modern Age (MFA, 2001), #31, photo p. 77; Okamoto, Impressions of the Front (1983), #24
DescriptionInscription: "Illustration showing how the great Chinese warship Dingyuan, the biggest in the East, weighing 7000 tons, was defeated by our warship Matsushima"
Signed
Kuniomi ga
Marks
Artist's seal: flower
ProvenanceVarious dealers: primarily in London and Tokyo. Purchased between 1985-1999.