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Picture of Severe Battle on the streets of Gyuso
Ogata GekkōMeiji Period, dated 1895
The Patricia & Phillip Frost Art Museum
Miami, United States
Details
- Title: Picture of Severe Battle on the streets of Gyuso
- 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: w27 x h13.5 in
- Label Text: The Battle of Yingkou or Gyuso was the last battle on mainland China in the war. Capturing the city took 24 days. The Japanese encountered resistance outside the city at first, but the city was taken in fierce street-by-street fighting. After capturing the city, the Japanese proceeded to bombard the city of Tianzhuangtai on the opposite bank of The Liao River which they leveled to the ground.
- Type: Print
- Rights: Metropolitan Museum and Art Center Collection, Anonymous gift
- Medium: Tryptich woodblock print, ink and colors on paper
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