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Occupation of Liaoyang (Ryôyô senryô)


「遼陽占領」
Kobayashi Kiyochika (Japanese, 1847–1915)
Publisher: Inoue Kichijirô (Teikadô) (Japanese)
Japanese
Meiji era
1904 (Meiji 37), October 5

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 Number2000.76a-c
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsPrints

Catalogue Raisonné Hu et al, Conflicts of Interest (St. Louis exh. cat., 2016), #108; Smith, Kiyochika (exh. cat., Santa Barbara, 1988), #122; Konishi, Nishiki-e bakumatsu Meiji no rekishi 12 (1978), pp. 88-9; Asai, Kinsei nishiki-e sesôshi 8 (1936), pp. 140-1
DescriptionText: "Our Japanese Army Captured the Enemy Fort after Fierce Assault Day by Day, Night after Night, from September 1, and occupied Liaoyang in the morning of September 4, 1904. It must be a unique victory in the world."
Signed (seals only)
Marks Artist's seals: Kobayashi Kiyochika
Inscriptions
ProvenanceVarious dealers: primarily in London and Tokyo. Purchased between 1985-1999.