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A Remarkable Episode in the Glory of the Divine Land Japan (Shinkoku meiyo kidan)


「神國名譽奇談」
Utagawa Kokunimasa (Ryûa) (Japanese, 1874–1944)
Publisher: Sawa Hisajirô (Japanese)
Japanese
Meiji era
1894 (Meiji 27)

Medium/Technique Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions Vertical ôban triptych; 35.5 x 72.3 cm (14 x 28 7/16 in.)
Credit Line Jean S. and Frederic A. Sharf Collection
Accession Number2000.380.24a-c
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsPrints

Catalogue Raisonné Hu et al, Conflicts of Interest (St. Louis exh. cat., 2016), #38; Okamoto, Impressions of the Front (1983), #31; Chaikin, The Sino-Japanese War (1983), pp. 150-1; Konishi, Nishiki-e Bakumatsu Meiji no rekishi 11 (1977), p. 102; Asai 7 (1936), pp. 98-9
Signed Yôshû Kokunimasa
Marks Artist's seal: Baidô
Inscriptions
ProvenanceVarious dealers: primarily in London and Tokyo. Purchased between 1985-1999.