Our Torpedo Hits a Russian Warship in the Great Naval Battle of Port arthur
- Medium:
- Woodblock print
- Format:
- Oban
- Source:
- Art of Japan
A Japanese torpedo strikes a Russian warship at Port Arthur in this undated print — likely a variant of the February 1904 dated nishiki-e on the same subject, or a related composition from the Russo-Japanese War period. The torpedo attack was the war's opening act and one of its defining images, and Kiyochika returned to it in multiple versions. The explosive impact — water column, listing hull, fire — was a subject that tested his ability to render simultaneous forces of destruction.
1940
Woodblock print
1934
Color woodblock print; oban
Boshu Taikai
1925
Color woodblock print; oban
September 1931
Color woodblock print; oban
Curated cross-cuts that include this print.
Our Torpedo Hits a Russian Warship in the Great Naval Battle of Port arthur was created by Kobayashi Kiyochika (小林清親).
Our Torpedo Hits a Russian Warship in the Great Naval Battle of Port arthur depicts seascapes and warriors.
