Kiyochika: The Army Advancing on the Ice to Attack Weihaiwei (Sold)

Artist: Kobayashi Kiyochika (1847-1915)
Title: The Army Advancing on the Ice to Attack Weihaiwei (Ikaiei kôgeki hyôjo no shingun).
Date: 1895

The Army Advancing on the Ice to Attack Weihaiwei (Ikaiei kôgeki hyôjo no shingun). We see a Japanese officer, clad in his warm, fur-lined coat, overseeing his troops as they cross the ice in a long line towards their next battle. The general’s horse is even fitted with a warm blanket against the freezing cold. In the distance is a deep red sun against a purple sky; it is difficult to say whether this is sunrise or sunset. This work was created in the final months of the Sino-Japanese War. 

Condition: Excellent impression, color and condition. Untrimmed and unbacked.
Dimensions: ôban triptych
Literature: Virgin et al., Japan at the Dawn of the Modern Age (MFA, 2001), #53, photo p. 101; Okamoto, Impressions of the Front (1983), #65; Tanba, Nishiki-e ni miru Meiji tennô to Meiji jidai (1966), #268; Yoshida, Kiyochika (1964), #136. See MFA online.
Signature: Kiyochika

SKU: KYC446