Illustration of Japan's Great Victory Defeating Pyongyang (Nihon dai shôri Heijô o yaburu zu)

95-15-18

From: Japan

Curatorial Section: Asian

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Object Title Illustration of Japan's Great Victory Defeating Pyongyang (Nihon dai shôri Heijô o yaburu zu)
Native Name Nishiki-e
Object Number 95-15-18
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Japanese
Provenience Japan
Creator Watanabe Nobukazu
Date Made 1894
Section Asian
Materials Paper | Ink | Pigment
Technique Woodblock Printed
Iconography Sino-Japanese War | Soldiers | Officer | Cannon
Description

Color woodblock print showing scene from Sino-Japanese War. Depicts Japanese officers firing a cannon. Woodblock print of battle from Sino-Japanese War of 1894-5. One of three sheets from a triptych. This is the center sheet. The artist is Watanabe Nobukazu.

Length 36.8 cm
Width 24.6 cm
Credit Line Possibly the gift of Mrs. Sherman, pre-1984
Other Number CG2002-1-3 - Found in Collection Number

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