Nihon-gun daishōri, Ryojunkō daigekisen no zu Item Number: N2.1186 a from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Print called "Picture of great Japanese victory at the battle of the Port of Lushun (Port Arthur)". Shows naval scene of men in two boats, three with sabres drawn, others firing rifles off to the left. Two ships in the background. Colours are blue-green, purple, grey, black, red, green, yellow and brown. Japanese characters at the top right corner indicate that it is an illustration of the Japanese navy.
Narrative
This print is the right-side print of the triptych entitled, Nihon-gun daishōri, Ryojunkō daigekisen no zu (日本軍大勝利旅順港大激戦図; Picture of great Japanese victory at the battle of the Port of Lushun [Port Arthur]), published by Tsunajima Kamekichi (綱島亀吉). The title is on the right. There is no artist signature on the print, or the triptych.
What
- Name
- Nihon-gun daishōri, Ryojunkō daigekisen no zu
- Identification Number
- N2.1186 a
- Type of Item
- Manufacturing Technique
- woodblock printed
- Overall
- height 36.8 cm, width 25.0 cm
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Japan
When
- Creation Date
- during 1904
Other
- Item Classes
- works on paper
- Condition
- good