| Object Title | The Destruction at Pyongyang |
| Native Name | Nishiki-e |
| Object Number | 17736 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Japanese |
| Provenience | Japan |
| Creator | Gensai Nobumasa | Kobayashi Shujiro |
| Period | Meiji |
| Date Made | 1894 CE |
| Section | Asian |
| Materials | Paper | Ink |
| Technique | Woodblock Printed |
| Iconography | Battle of Pyongyang | Lieutenant-General Nozu | Major-General Oshima | Major-General Tatsumi | Colonel Sato | Soldiers |
| Inscription Language | Japanese Language |
| Description | Woodblock print of battle from the Sino-Japanese War of 1894-5. Japanese soldiers in black Western-style uniforms charge in from the right hand side battling against Chinese troops in pastel Asian-style uniforms. In the foreground is the city wall. At the top right hand corner is an inscription in Japanese characters which gives the title: "The Destruction at Pyongyang" and in the opposite corner is the name of the artist and publisher: Nobumasa and Kobayashi Shujiro. Triptych with three sheets of paper glued together. |
| Length | 71 cm |
| Width | 38 cm |
| Credit Line | Gift of Dr. E. B. Landis, 1896 |
| Other Number | 17236 - Other Number | 95-15-15 - Found in Collection Number |
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