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

Typical Price

$1,500–$40,000+. War prints, common subjects: $1,500–$5,000. Key value factors: The early Tokyo views with Western light effects are his most prized works. War prints are more common and less valued.

Description

"Picture of Our Fleet Bombarding Dalian Bay" is a ukiyo-e / Meiji modernization print by Kobayashi Kiyochika, created during the Meiji period. This work demonstrates the artist's distinctive approach to Tokyo views and war scenes through the medium of Japanese woodblock printing.

Kiyochika documented Japan's transformation during the Meiji era, combining Western light effects with Japanese aesthetics. His Tokyo views captured a city caught between tradition and modernity.

This print represents Kobayashi Kiyochika's contribution to the ukiyo-e / Meiji modernization tradition during the Meiji period. As with all works by this artist, it reflects both individual artistic vision and the broader cultural moment in which it was created. For collectors and admirers of Japanese printmaking, it offers a window into the sophisticated aesthetic world that produced some of the most beloved images in art history.