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「海洋嶋占領海戦之図」
Illustration of the Naval Battle Capturing Haiyang Island (Kaiyôtô senryô kaisen no zu)
「海洋嶋占領海戦之図」
Japanese
Meiji era
1894 (Meiji 27)
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Vertical ôban tetraptych; 37.46 x 96.52 cm (14 3/4 x 38 in.)
Credit Line
Jean S. and Frederic A. Sharf Collection
Accession Number2000.404a-d
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
Virgin et al., Japan at the Dawn of the Modern Age (MFA, 2001), #36, photo p. 83; Battle's Light, Worcester, 1991, cat. no. 3
Signed
Gekkô
月耕
月耕
Marks
Artist's seal: Yôji fûka (peaceful government; enlightenment through virtue)
Inscriptions
ProvenancePrevious to 2000, purchased by Jean S. and Frederic A. Sharf in London or Tokyo; 2000, gift of Jean S. and Frederic A. Sharf to the MFA. (Accession Date: January 26, 2000)