Sino-Japanese War: The Japanese Navy Victorious Off Takushan

Ogata GekkōMeiji Period, dated 1895

Details

Title: Sino-Japanese War: The Japanese Navy Victorious Off Takushan
Creator: Ogata Gekko
Creator Lifespan: 1859 - 1920
Creator Nationality: Japanese
Creator Gender: Male
Creator Death Place: Japan
Date Created: Meiji Period, dated 1895
Location: Japan
Physical Dimensions: w28 x h13.5 in
Label Text: This print depicts the Japanese flagship, Matsushima, firing at the Chinese. Matsushima was badly damaged when a Chinese round hit the ammunition storage, accounting for almost one hundred Japanese casualties in the battle. Her fate could have been worse, for several rounds that hit her failed to explode. Ogata Gekko was an important painter of the Meiji Period, who also produced woodblock prints. As with many other artists, a mixture of patriotism and quick profit were the reasons why they produced the images of a war in a distant land that they had not witnessed.
Type: Print
Rights: Metropolitan Museum and Art Center Collection, Anonymous gift
Medium: Tryptich woodblock print, ink and colors on paper

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