Like a Storm
- Medium:
- Woodblock print
- Format:
- Oban
- Source:
- Art Gallery of Greater Victoria
Typical Price
- Exceptional or scarce Kiyochika subject in fine condition: $1,000–$5,000
- Good condition print: $300–$1,000
- Standard impression: $150–$500
Description
"Like a Storm" is likely a martial composition depicting soldiers or cavalry charging forward with the unstoppable momentum its title suggests — a standard trope in Kiyochika's war imagery from both the Sino-Japanese and Russo-Japanese conflicts. The meteorological metaphor of a storm was frequently deployed in Meiji military propaganda to convey the irresistible force of Japanese arms, and Kiyochika's visual vocabulary — diagonally driven figures, trailing smoke, churned earth — reinforced this narrative.
More Prints by Kobayashi Kiyochika
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Lake Kugushi in Wakasa Province (Wakasa Kugushiko), from the series Souvenirs of Travel I (Tabi miyage dai isshu)"
Wakasa Kugushiko
1920
Color woodblock print; oban
Autumn Maple Leaves at Takao, from the album Eight Views of Kyoto (Kyôto hakkei)
Woodblock print
The Beach at Kaiganji in Sanuki Province (Sanuki Kaiganji no hama), from the series "Collection of Views of Japan II, Kansai Edition (Nihon fukei shu II Kansai hen)"
1934
Color woodblock print; oban
Tea Kettle, section of a sheet from the series "Mirror of Stone Rubbings of Views of the Provinces" (Kohon meihitsu ishizuri kagami)
n.d.
Woodblock print; ishizuri-e, section of harimaze sheet
Featured in Collections
Curated cross-cuts that include this print.
Frequently Asked Questions
Like a Storm was created by Kobayashi Kiyochika (小林清親).
Like a Storm depicts landscapes, figures, and warriors.