The transport ship Saikyōmaru — a converted passenger vessel serving as an ammunition and supply ship — fought an unequal engagement with Qing warships off Haiyang Island in September 1894 and survived through a combination of evasive manoeuvring and the gunnery inaccuracy of its attackers. Kiyochika's October 1894 nishiki-e dramatises the "hard fight" as an act of naval heroism, the unarmed transport's survival against armed warships given the quality of a miracle by the print's treatment.
Wakasa Kugushiko
1920
Color woodblock print; oban
Woodblock print
1934
Color woodblock print; oban
n.d.
Woodblock print; ishizuri-e, section of harimaze sheet
Curated cross-cuts that include this print.
Picture of the Saikyōmaru's Hard Fight off Haiyang Island was created by Kobayashi Kiyochika (小林清親) in October 1894.
Picture of the Saikyōmaru's Hard Fight off Haiyang Island depicts landscapes, boats & ships, and seascapes.
Picture of the Saikyōmaru's Hard Fight off Haiyang Island measures 35.9 × 71.1 cm (Oban format).
