Braving the Snow, Our Troops Capture the Stronghold at Weihaiwei (Yuki o okashite, waga gun Ikaiei no kenrui o nuku zu)

「冒雪我軍抜威海衛之堅壘圖」

Japanese

Meiji era

1895 (Meiji 28), February

Medium/Technique Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper

Dimensions Vertical ôban triptych; overall: 37.1 x 72.4 cm (14 5/8 x 28 1/2 in.)

Credit Line Anonymous gift

Accession NumberRES.23.270-2

NOT ON VIEW

ClassificationsPrints

Catalogue Raisonné Yoshida, Kiyochika (1964), #137; Asai, Kinsei nishiki-e sesôshi 8 (1936), pp. 14-5

DescriptionTriptych: RES.23.270 (left), RES.23.271 (center), RES.23.272 (right)

MFA impressions: 21.1780-2, 2000.252a-c, RES.23.270-2

Signed Kiyochika
清親

Marks Artist's seal: Kobayashi Kiyochika

ProvenanceAnonymous gift in memory of Horatio G. Curtis