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Captain Hayashi, Advancing Furiously, Arrives at the Enemy Fortress (Hayashi daijô yûshin funtô susunde tekirui ni tomaru zu), from the series The Japanese Spirit (Yamatodamashii)


「日本魂 林大尉 勇進憤闘進んで敵壘に迫る図」
Ôkura Kôtô (Japanese, died in 1910)
Other artist: Artist unidentified, Japanese
Publisher: Hasegawa Sumi (Japanese)
Japanese
Meiji era
1895 (Meiji 28), February

Medium/Technique Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions Vertical ôban; 34.2 × 23.4 cm (13 7/16 × 9 3/16 in.)
Credit Line Jean S. and Frederic A. Sharf Collection
Accession Number2000.94
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsPrints

Catalogue Raisonné The series, bound as an album (this design not illustrated): Hu et al, Conflicts of Interest (St. Louis exh. cat., 2016), #67.2
DescriptionMost of the prints in this series have the signatures of pupils of Kôtô, beginninig with the character "Kô," in the insets; but the individual signatures have not yet been identified.
Signed Kôtô (on main image); signature of student "Kô..." in inset
耕濤
ProvenanceVarious dealers: primarily in London and Tokyo. Purchased between 1985-1999.