Major General Ôdera Fighting Bravely at the Hundred Foot Cliff near Weihaiwei (Ikaiei hyakuseki gaisho ni Ôdera shôshô funsen su)

「威海衛百尺崖所ニ大寺少将奮戰ス」

Kobayashi Kiyochika (Japanese, 1847–1915)
Publisher: Fukuda Kumajirô (Japanese)

Japanese

Meiji era

1895 (Meiji 28)

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

Dimensions Vertical ôban triptych; 35.4 x 70.9 cm (13 15/16 x 27 15/16 in.)

Credit Line Jean S. and Frederic A. Sharf Collection

Accession Number2000.373a-c

NOT ON VIEW

ClassificationsPrints

Catalogue Raisonné Swinton, In Battle's Light (Worcester, 1991), #19; Asai, Kinsei nishiki-e sesôshi 8 (1936), pp. 14-5

DescriptionMFA impressions: 2000.373a-c, 2000.416a-c

Signed Kiyochika
清親

Marks Artist's seal: Kiyochika

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