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About This Print
Inside the General Staff Headquarters, with the Emperor in his military regalia presiding, a telegram is received from Major General Ōshima announcing victory over Chinese forces near Asan in Korea. The Battle of Asan 牙山作戦 at the end of July 1894 was the first major battle in the first Sino-Japanese War. The General Staff Headquarters was moved to the Imperial Palace on August 5, 1894. It would be relocated to Hiroshima Castle on September 13, followed by the Emperor and key government institutions. Hiroshima, a major port for the movement of soldiers and supplies, would function as a temporary capital for the duration of the war.Of course, as with almost all the war prints, the actual scene is a construction by the artist, although the sending of a telegram to the General Staff by Ōshima announcing and detailing the victory is historical fact.
Assisting Nobukazu, who drew the palace scene and participants, is Kokunimasa whose signature appears on the landscape beyond the pink curtains.
Inscription
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Print Details
| IHL Catalog | #2091 | ||
| Title or Description | Illustration of Meeting at the General Staff Headquarters 參謀本部會議之圖 | ||
| Artist | Watanabe Nobukazu (1872-1944) and Utagawa Kokunimasa (1874-1944) | ||
| Signature |
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| Seal | Toshidama 年玉印 beneath Nobukazu signature as shown above | ||
| Publication Date | 明治27年8月15日 August 15, 1894 | ||
| Publisher |  Hasegawa Sonikichi [Marks: pub. ref. 101; seal ref. seal notshown] | ||
| Impression | excellent | ||
| Colors | excellent | ||
| Condition | good - three sheets attached; minor soiling; right and bottom margins trimmed to image | ||
| Genre | ukiyo-e; senso-e | ||
| Miscellaneous | | ||
| Format | vertical oban triptych | ||
| H x W Paper | 14 1/4 x 28 1/8 in. (36.2 x 71.4 cm) entire triptych | ||
| H x W Image | 14 3/16 x 27 7/8 in. (36 x 70.8 cm) entire triptych | ||
| Literature | |||
| Collections This Print | Saint Louis Art Museum 290:2010a-c; Shizuoka Prefectural Central Library K915-108-040-034 |
Yōsai Nobukazu 楊斎延一
1/28/2020 created
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