Braving the Snow, Our Troops Capture the Stronghold at Weihaiwei (Yuki o okashite, waga gun Ikaiei no kenrui o nuku zu)

「冒雪我軍抜威海衛之堅壘圖」

Japanese

Meiji era

1895 (Meiji 28), February

Medium/Technique Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper

Dimensions Vertical ôban triptych; 35.7 x 71.5 cm (14 1/16 x 28 1/8 in.)

Credit Line Jean S. and Frederic A. Sharf Collection

Accession Number2000.252a-c

NOT ON VIEW

ClassificationsPrints

Catalogue Raisonné Yoshida, Kiyochika (1964), #137; Asai, Kinsei nishiki-e sesôshi 8 (1936), pp. 14-5

DescriptionMFA impressions: 21.1780-2, 2000.252a-c, RES.23.270-2

Signed Kiyochika
清親

Marks Artist's seal: Kobayashi Kiyochika

ProvenanceVarious dealers: primarily in London and Tokyo. Purchased between 1985-1999.