Ryojunkōgai daikainsen shinzu, sonoyon, gasui ikazuchi rokan gōchin

Item number N2.1188 b from the MOA: University of British Columbia.

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Print of a sea battle from the Russo-Japanese war (1904–1905). Depicted is a large sinking warship. The English caption reads: "The sinking view of Russian war vessels by Japanese torpedo boat-destroyers. The illustration of war of Japan and Russia. No. 5."

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This print by Kasai Torajirō (葛西虎次郎) is titled, Ryojunkōgai daikaisen shinzu sonosan, rokoku kantai no zenmetsu (旅順港外大海戦真図其四我水雷驅逐艇露艦轟沈; (Picture of the sinking view of Russian war vessels by Japanese torpedo boat-destroyers outside the Port of Lushun [Port Arthur], no. 4) from of the series Nichiro sentō gahō (日露戦闘画報; Visual record of the Russo-Japanese War), No. 5 (第五; daigo), published also by Kasai Torajirō of Seiun-dō (青雲堂). The text in Japanese on the right under the series title reads; “青雲堂石版部製版” (Printed by Seiun-dō). The text in Japanese at the left bottom reads; “明治卅七年二月廿日印刷同年同月廿三日發行画作兼印刷, 發行者東京神田區南乗物街五十番地青雲堂葛西虎次郎” (Printed February 20 in Meiji 39 (1904). Picture made, and published by Kasai Torajirō of Seiun-dō at 50 Minami-Norimono-chō, Kanda, Tokyo in the same year, on 23 of the same month).