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The Attack at Mikuni Pass in Hyûga Province [sic; actually Bungo Province] (Hyûga no kuni Mikuni tôge shingeki no zu): Major Yoshida (Yoshida shôsa), Major General Tani (Tani shôshô), and Captain Takata (Takata taii)


日向国三国峠進撃之図 「吉田少佐」、「高田大将」、「谷少将」
Yamazaki Toshinobu (Japanese, 1857–1886)
Publisher: Yamaguchiya Tōbei (Kinkōdō) (Japanese)
Japanese
Meiji era
1877 (Meiji 10), August 15

Medium/Technique Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper, creped
Dimensions Vertical ôban, creped; 26.7 × 19.4 cm (10 1/2 × 7 5/8 in.)
Credit Line Jean S. and Frederic A. Sharf Collection
Accession Number2000.261
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsPrints

Catalogue Raisonné http://www.kurume-u-digital-archives.com/ebook-viewer/husetsu/722950622625/files/assets/basic-html/page32.html
DescriptionLeft sheet of incomplete triptych, with title and signature on the right sheet. The complete triptych is the right half of a hexaptych, so this sheet is no. 3 of 6, counting from right to left.
During the Satsuma Rebellion, government forces attacked the rebels at the pass on June 17. Major General Tani is Tani Tateki (also read Tani Kanjô; 1837-1911); Major Yoshida and Captain Takata have not been identified.
Signed (Ôju Toshinobu, on right sheet)
(応需年信)
ProvenanceVarious dealers: primarily in London and Tokyo. Purchased between 1985-1999.