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Our Army Surrounds Tainanfu and Occupies Liu Yongfu's Base (Waga gun taikyo shite Tainanfu o kakomu Ryûeifuku no konkyo o otoshi-iru)


「我軍大挙囲台南府 陥劉永福之根拠」
Ogata Gekkô (Japanese, 1859–1920)
Japanese
Meiji era
1895 (Meiji 28)

Medium/Technique Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions Vertical ôban triptych; 35.7 × 71.1 cm (14 1/16 × 28 in.)
Credit Line Jean S. and Frederic A. Sharf Collection
Accession Number2000.25a-c
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsPrints

DescriptionPublisher and date probably in margin, cut off of this impression. The Japanese invasion of Taiwan took place from May to October, 1895, and ended with the fall of the city of Tainan on October 21.
Signed Gekkô
月耕
ProvenanceVarious dealers: primarily in London and Tokyo. Purchased between 1985-1999.