Picture of Our Fleet Bombarding Dalian Bay
- Date:
- November 1894?
- Medium:
- Woodblock print (nishiki-e), ink and color on paper
- Format:
- Oban
- Dimensions:
- 35.4 × 119.1 cm
- Source:
- Minneapolis Institute of Art
Description
The Japanese navy's bombardment of Dalian Bay (Talien Bay) in November 1894 — which preceded the landing at Dalian and the subsequent assault on Port Arthur — is depicted in this late-1894 nishiki-e. Japanese warships stand in formation offshore while shells arc toward the shore fortifications in a composition that emphasises the mechanical precision of modern naval gunnery. Dalian Bay's capture gave Japan a deep-water anchorage on the Liaodong Peninsula that proved strategically decisive.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Picture of Our Fleet Bombarding Dalian Bay was created by Kobayashi Kiyochika (小林清親) in November 1894?.
Picture of Our Fleet Bombarding Dalian Bay depicts landscapes and seascapes.
Picture of Our Fleet Bombarding Dalian Bay measures 35.4 × 119.1 cm (Oban format).