On February 9, 1904, at Noon in Incheon Harbor, Our Fleet Attacked the Russian Warships Varyag and Korietz to the West of Yodolmi Island, Destroyed and Sank Them (Meiji sanjûshichinen nigatsu kokonoka shôgo Jinsenwan ni oite rokan Waryaaku oyobi Koreetsu o Yaoshima isei ni gekisen shi tsui ni kore o hakai chinbotsu seshime waga kantai dai shôri no zu), No. 2 (Sono ni) from the series Pictures of the Russo-Japanese War (Nichiro kôsen zue)

「日露交戦図絵　其二　明治丗七年二月九日正午仁川港に於てワリヤーク及コレーツを八尾島以西に激戦し遂に之を破壊沈没せしめ我が軍隊大勝利之図」

Ôkura Kôtô (Japanese, died in 1910)
Publisher: Hasegawa Sonokichi (Japanese)

Japanese

Meiji era

1904 (Meiji 37)

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

Dimensions Horizontal ôban; 24.5 x 35.5 cm (9 5/8 x 14 in.)

Credit Line Jean S. and Frederic A. Sharf Collection

Accession Number2000.341.2

NOT ON VIEW

ClassificationsPrints

DescriptionAlbum of twelve prints: 2000.341.1-12

Signed Kôtô
耕濤

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