Night Patrol in the Snow near Niu-chuang
- Date:
- 1894 (Meiji 27)
- Medium:
- Woodblock print (nishiki-e) triptych; ink and color on paper
- Format:
- Oban triptych
- Dimensions:
- 36.8 × 71.9 cm
Japanese scouts advance through snow-covered terrain near Niuchang (Niu-chuang) in Manchuria in this 1894 triptych nishiki-e, the night patrol navigating by the faint starlight visible through the overcast sky. Snow and night combined to create some of Kiyochika's most atmospheric war compositions, the white ground providing the only light source while figures move through the darkness. The Niuchang scouts scene captures the unglamorous reality of winter intelligence work that preceded the formal battles his more celebrated war prints depicted.
Woodblock print
c. 1832/38
Color woodblock print; oban
Yuki no Miyajima
1929
Color woodblock print; oban
1932
Woodblock print
Night Patrol in the Snow near Niu-chuang was created by Kobayashi Kiyochika (小林清親) in 1894 (Meiji 27).
Night Patrol in the Snow near Niu-chuang depicts snow scenes and night scenes.
Night Patrol in the Snow near Niu-chuang measures 36.8 × 71.9 cm (Oban triptych format).
