平壌大激戦日本将校奮闘之図

17689.71

From: Japan

Curatorial Section: Asian

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Object Title 平壌大激戦日本将校奮闘之図
Object Number 17689.71
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Japanese
Provenience Japan
Period Meiji | 19th Century
Date Made 1894 - 1895 CE
Section Asian
Materials Paper | Ink
Technique Printed
Iconography Soldier | Horse | War | Battle
Inscription Language Japanese Language
Description

Color printed sheet of soldier on horse. One of a set of 73 sheets consisting primarily of color prints with battle scenes with a style which has strong Western influence. The title in Japanese is: 平壌大激戦日本将校奮闘之図 (Japanese officers fighting fiercely at the Battle of Pyongyang) by Takigawa Miyotarō (瀧川三代太郎). This is part of a set of lithographs depicting scenes and battles from the first Sino-Japanese war.

Length 64 cm
Width 46.7 cm
Credit Line Gift of Dr. E. B. Landis, 1896

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