About This Print
Source: The Sino-Japanese War, Nathan Chaikin, self-published, 1983, p.103.While there is no month of publication on this 1895 print, it was likely issued not too long after the signing of the Treaty of Shimonoseki on April 17 which ended the first Sino-Japanese War. In this print an army officer receives an award from the emperor. Some 2000 awards were given to both military personnel and civilians for their service and sacrifice during the war.
Print Details
| IHL Catalog | #2283 |
| Title (Description) | Illustration of Our Army’s Triumphal Return and Distinguished Service Awards 我軍凱旋勲功賞賜ノ図 Wagagun gaisen kunkō shōshi no zu |
| Artist | Utagawa Kokunimasa (1874-1944) |
| Signature |  |
| Seal | no artist seal |
| Publication Date | 1895 (Meiji 28) [see date below on publisher seal] |
| Publisher |  |
| Impression | excellent |
| Colors | excellent |
| Condition | excellent - trimmed to the image; three separate panels; not backed |
| Genre | nishiki-e; senso-e |
| Miscellaneous |  The two square seals, to the left of the publisher's seal , left bottom of the print (detail shown left), are associated with a number of publishers during the 1890s, including the publishers Hasegawa Sumi 長谷川寿美, Katada Chōjirō 片田長次郎 and Komori Sōjirō 小森宗次郎. They often appear near the publisher's name. Taken together, the seals read kumiai seigen 組合正言. Kumiai can be translated as "guild" and seigen can be translated as "censor" (using the Chinese meaning for the word.) So, we may have some type of publisher's guild approval or censor seal. |
| Format | vertical oban triptych |
| H x W Paper and Image | right sheet: 14 x 9 1/4 in. (35.6 x 23.5 cm) center sheet: 14 x 9 1/8 in. (35.6 x 23.2 cm) right sheet: 14 x 8 13/16 in. (35.6 x 22.4 cm) |
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