The Fall of Fenghuangcheng — a walled town in Manchuria that fell to Japanese forces in November 1894 — appears in this [triptych](/glossary/triptych) that was subsequently retitled to commemorate Japan's Pescadores Islands operation of March 1895. The retitling reflects the rapid pace of the war: a triptych prepared for one engagement could be redirected to document another within weeks. Kiyochika's war triptychs sometimes served as general battle imagery adaptable to specific titles as the campaign's geography shifted faster than the woodblock production cycle could track.
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.
The Fall of Fenghuangcheng, later called Our Elite Forces Capturing the Pescadores Islands in Taiwan was created by Kobayashi Kiyochika (小林清親) in 1894 (Meiji 27).
The Fall of Fenghuangcheng, later called Our Elite Forces Capturing the Pescadores Islands in Taiwan depicts landscapes, figures, and warriors.
The Fall of Fenghuangcheng, later called Our Elite Forces Capturing the Pescadores Islands in Taiwan measures 37.6 × 72.5 cm (Oban triptych format).
