Illustration of Captain Takeuchi Scouting from the series Sino-Japanese War Picture Book

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Japanese Color Woodblock Print

Illustration of Captain Takeuchi Scouting

from the series Sino-Japanese War Picture Book

by Yukawa Hiromitsu, 1894

IHL Cat. #2430

About This Print

Yukawa depicts Captain Takeuchi on horseback on a scouting mission with his troops. The captain was portrayed in other war prints (senso-e) and noted for his "Japanese Spirit".

This print, as opposed to almost all other Sino-Japanese War prints, was published in Ōsaka rather than in Tokyo. Its publisher Ōbuchi Wataru of the publishing house Hatsubai Shinshindō was primarily a book publisher and this print was part of a twelve print gafu (picture book), a portfolio titled Sino-Japanese War Picture Book, the envelope for which is shown below.

Envelope for the series Sino-Japanese War Picture Book

image source: Penn Museum 17719M

To see more prints of the Sino-Japanese War including the Battle of Pyongyang see the article Sino-Japanese War Prints (1894-1895).

Print Details

IHL Catalog	#2430
Title or Description	Illustration of Captain Takeuchi Scouting 竹内大尉斥候之圖
Series Title	Sino-Japanese War Picture Book 日清戦争画譜 Nishin sensō gafu
Artist	Yukawa Hiromitsu (active c. 1894)
Signature	Hiromitsu 広光
Seal	unread oval seal (see above)
Publication Date	October 18, 1894 (Meiji 27) [printed October 14, 1894]
Publisher	Ōbuchi Wataru 大淵涉 of the Ōsaka 大阪 publishing house Hatsubai Shinshindō 發賣駸々堂 [click on image to enlarge]
Impression	excellent
Colors	excellent
Condition	fair - soiling upper half or right side of image and lower left corner
Genre	ukiyo-e; senso-e
Miscellaneous
Format	shikishiban
H x W Paper	9 5/8 x 8 1/4 in. (24.4 x 21 cm)
H x W Image	9 3/16 x 7 7/16 in. (23.3 x 18.9 cm)
Literature
Collections This Print	Penn Museum University of Pennsylvania 17719G

last revision:

4/9/2021 created