Picture of Our Forces Occupying and Landing at Rongcheng Bay
- Date:
- January 1895
- Medium:
- Woodblock print (nishiki-e), ink and color on paper
- Format:
- Oban
- Dimensions:
- 37.1 × 72.4 cm
- Source:
- Minneapolis Institute of Art
Description
The amphibious operation at Rongcheng Bay in January 1895 — the landing that opened Japan's Shandong campaign against Weihaiwei — is depicted in this nishiki-e as troops wade ashore from transport vessels in winter surf. The Rongcheng landing, executed in freezing conditions on China's northern coast, gave Japan the overland approach route to Weihaiwei's rear defences. Kiyochika renders the operation with the organisational clarity of his best amphibious compositions: ships offshore, small boats ferrying troops, soldiers advancing inland.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Picture of Our Forces Occupying and Landing at Rongcheng Bay was created by Kobayashi Kiyochika (小林清親) in January 1895.
Picture of Our Forces Occupying and Landing at Rongcheng Bay depicts landscapes and seascapes.
Picture of Our Forces Occupying and Landing at Rongcheng Bay measures 37.1 × 72.4 cm (Oban format).