The Destruction at Pyongyang

17736

From: Japan

Curatorial Section: Asian

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Object Title The Destruction at Pyongyang
Native Name Nishiki-e
Object Number 17736
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Japanese
Provenience Japan
Creator Gensai Nobumasa | Kobayashi Shujiro
Period Meiji
Date Made 1894
Section Asian
Materials Paper | Ink
Technique Woodblock Printed
Iconography Battle of Pyongyang | Lieutenant-General Nozu | Major-General Oshima | Major-General Tatsumi | Colonel Sato | Soldiers
Inscription Language Japanese Language
Description

Woodblock print of battle from the Sino-Japanese War of 1894-5. Japanese soldiers in black Western-style uniforms charge in from the right hand side battling against Chinese troops in pastel Asian-style uniforms. In the foreground is the city wall. At the top right hand corner is an inscription in Japanese characters which gives the title: "The Destruction at Pyongyang" and in the opposite corner is the name of the artist and publisher: Nobumasa and Kobayashi Shujiro. Triptych with three sheets of paper glued together.

Length 71 cm
Width 38 cm
Credit Line Gift of Dr. E. B. Landis, 1896
Other Number 17236 - Other Number | 95-15-15 - Found in Collection Number

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