About This Print
Bodies fly as Japanese warships pound the Chinese forts defending Weihaiwei (Ikaiei in Japanese). The German's had helped the Chinese Qing government build the naval base at Weihaiwei and they designed and equipped the batteries. Japanese troops are shown storming the battery.
The naval port of Weihaiwei, with its men-of-war and Island of Liu-kung, fell completely in to Japanese hands on the 17th February, 1895.1
 click on image to enlarge |  A battery of the north forts after the shelling by the Japanese navy. |
1 For one account of the action at Weihaiwai see http://sinojapanesewar.com/weihai.htm
Other Prints in Collection Depicting the Battle of Weihaiwei
Chinese Admiral Ding Ruchang about to Commit Suicide after Surrendering to Japanese ForcesViewing the Captured Chinese Warship Chinen at Yokosuka Naval Port
Picture of the occupation of the Hodai Fort, at Wei-Hai-Wei by our 2nd Army
Picture of the violent battle in the snow in the Toshu Province near Wei-Hai-Wei
Print Details
| IHL Catalog | #528 |
| Title or Description | Illustration of the Attack on the Battery at Weihaiwei 威海衛 鹿角嘴 砲台攻 撃之図 |
| Artist | Kiyochika Kobayashi (1847-1915) |
| Signature |  |
| Seal | kiyo 清 (see image above) |
| Publication Date | March 1895 (Meiji 28) |
| Publisher |  (click on image to enlarge) |
| Carver | |
| Impression | excellent |
| Colors | excellent |
| Condition | fair - sheets joined together using non-water soluble adhesive which has discolored the seams |
| Genre | ukiyo-e - senso-e (Sino-Japanese War) |
| Miscellaneous | |
| Format | vertical oban triptych |
| H x W Paper | 14 1/2 x 28 1/4 in. (36.8 x 71.8 cm) |
| H x W Image | 13 7/8 x 27 5/8 in. (35.2 x 70.2 cm) |
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