Picture of Our Forces Landing on Taiwan in the Dead of Night
- Date:
- February 1895?
- Medium:
- Woodblock print (nishiki-e), ink and color on paper
- Format:
- Oban
- Dimensions:
- 37.1 × 72.1 cm
- Source:
- Minneapolis Institute of Art
Japanese troops land on Taiwan by night in this February 1895 nishiki-e, the darkness lit only by lanterns on the transport vessels and the distant glow of Taiwanese shore fires. The nocturnal landing was a tactical necessity — avoiding daylight exposure to any remaining Chinese defences — and gave Kiyochika one of his most dramatically atmospheric war subjects. The Taiwan campaign began immediately after the Treaty of Shimonoseki ceded the island to Japan, and the night landing print was among the first to reach Tokyo buyers.
Woodblock print
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Color woodblock print; oban
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Color woodblock print; oban
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Color woodblock print; oban
Picture of Our Forces Landing on Taiwan in the Dead of Night was created by Kobayashi Kiyochika (小林清親) in February 1895?.
Picture of Our Forces Landing on Taiwan in the Dead of Night depicts night scenes.
Picture of Our Forces Landing on Taiwan in the Dead of Night measures 37.1 × 72.1 cm (Oban format).
