About This Print
Port Arthur fell on November 21, 1894. Prior to its capture there were major engagements on the Liaotung (Chinchou) Peninsula where the Port Arthur forts were located. This print, from the artist's imagination, depicts a skirmish between a Japanese Army scouting party (likely a part of the Second Army) and Chinese troops. As usual, the casualties are all Chinese.The print is a wonderful composition of movement. Kokunimasa was one of the more talented artists of the later years of the Meiji Era.
Print Details
| IHL Catalog | #1950 |
| Title (Description) | Illustration of a Scouting Patrol in a Skirmish in the Vicinity of Port Arthur 旅順口附近我斥候進撃之図 Ryojunkō fukin waga sekkō shingeki no zu |
| Artist | Utagawa Kokunimasa (1874–1944) |
| Signature |  |
| Seal | no seal |
| Pub. Date | September 29, 1894 (Meiji 27) 明治廿七年廿九月 |
| Publisher |  |
| Engraver |  木り徳 Hori Toku |
| Impression | excellent |
| Colors | excellent |
| Condition | good - backing paper; three sheets attached; minor loss where sheets are attached |
| Genre | nishiki-e, senso-e |
| Miscellaneous | |
| Format | vertical oban triptych |
| H x W Paper | 14 5/16 x 27 1/2 in. (36.4 x 69.9 cm) |
| H x W Image | 14 1/8 x 27 1/4 in. (35.9 x 69.2 cm) |
| Literature | |
| Collections This Print | British Library Shelfmark 16126.d.2(66) |
3/29/2020
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