Produced in early 1895 as the First Sino-Japanese War entered its final phase, this triptych depicts Japanese troops encamped at the port city of Yingkou (Newchwang) in Manchuria during a bitter winter. Soldiers huddle around campfires, their breath visible in the frigid air, while supply wagons and artillery pieces stand snow-covered in the middle ground. Kiyochika's treatment of winter conditions in northern China — based on battlefield dispatches and illustrator reports rather than direct observation — became one of the defining visual chronicles of that campaign.
Curated cross-cuts that include this print.
Braving the Bitter Cold, Our Troops Set Up Camp at Yingkou was created by Kobayashi Kiyochika (小林清親) in 1895 (Meiji 28).
Braving the Bitter Cold, Our Troops Set Up Camp at Yingkou depicts figures, snow scenes, and warriors.
Braving the Bitter Cold, Our Troops Set Up Camp at Yingkou measures 36.8 × 72.4 cm (Oban triptych format).
