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Propaganda Print from the Russo-Japanese War by Kobayashi Kiyochika — Japanese Woodblock print

Propaganda Print from the Russo-Japanese War

by Kobayashi Kiyochika

Meiji/Taishō Prints
FiguresWarriors
Medium:
Woodblock print
Format:
Oban

Typical Price

  • Fine condition war print with vivid color: $500–$1,500
  • Good condition battle scene: $150–$600
  • Standard war print: $80–$250

Description

An undated print from the Russo-Japanese War period, this propaganda work belongs to the broad category of war-support imagery Kiyochika produced alongside his more specific battle and hero-portrait prints. The Russo-Japanese War (1904–05) generated a flood of popular visual propaganda in Japan, and Kiyochika's contribution drew on the compositional vocabulary he had developed during the Sino-Japanese conflict while adapting it to the larger scale and more modern character of the new conflict.

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The Bureau of Industry Building at Kammeidome by Kobayashi Kiyochika

The Bureau of Industry Building at Kammeidome

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View of Ariakero, Imado, from by Kobayashi Kiyochika

View of Ariakero, Imado, from

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Taro Inari Shrine at the Asakusa Ricefields — 浅草田甫太郎稲荷 by Kobayashi Kiyochika

Taro Inari Shrine at the Asakusa Ricefields — 浅草田甫太郎稲荷

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The great victory of our Naval forces near Phung-to in Korea by Kobayashi Kiyochika

The great victory of our Naval forces near Phung-to in Korea

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More Figures Prints

Shamyris, Shôwa period, dated 1965? by Hideo Hagiwara

Shamyris, Shôwa period, dated 1965?

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Celebrating the Good Harvest: Felicitations for a Thousand Ages (Nôhônen, Chiyo no kotobuki) by Kawanabe Kyosai

Celebrating the Good Harvest: Felicitations for a Thousand Ages (Nôhônen, Chiyo no kotobuki)

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Midas, Shôwa period, dated 1965? by Hideo Hagiwara

Midas, Shôwa period, dated 1965?

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Gundari Myôô, Shôwa period, dated 1962 by Kihei Sasajima

Gundari Myôô, Shôwa period, dated 1962

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Frequently Asked Questions

Propaganda Print from the Russo-Japanese War was created by Kobayashi Kiyochika (小林清親).

Propaganda Print from the Russo-Japanese War depicts figures and warriors.