左寶貴生捕入院之圖 Illustration of the Hospitalization of the Captured Commander Tso Pao-kwei

17719H

From: Japan

Curatorial Section: Asian

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Object Title 左寶貴生捕入院之圖 Illustration of the Hospitalization of the Captured Commander Tso Pao-kwei
Object Number 17719H
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Japanese
Provenience Japan
Creator Yukawa Hiromitsu
Period Meiji
Date Made 1894 CE
Section Asian
Materials Paper
Technique Woodblock Printed
Iconography Commander Tso Pao-kwei | War
Inscription Language Japanese Language
Description

One of a series of woodblock prints with color depicting the Sino-Japanese War of 1894-1895. This print shows a wounded Chinese Commander Zuo Baogui 左寶貴 in a black robe being led into a field hospital. This event never occured as Zuo Baogui was killed during the battle of Pyongyang. Other Chinese soldiers are visible in the background. There are inscriptions in red in the margins and a seal and signature for the artist Yukawa Hiromitsu.

Length 25.2 cm
Width 21.5 cm
Credit Line Gift of Dr. E. B. Landis, 1896

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