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Triptych: Battle at Kinshujô on the way to Ryojun (Ryojun-dô Kinshujô sen), Meiji period, dated 1894 by Kobayashi Kiyochika — Japanese Woodblock print

Triptych: Battle at Kinshujô on the way to Ryojun (Ryojun-dô Kinshujô sen), Meiji period, dated 1894

by Kobayashi Kiyochika

Meiji/Taishō Prints
Warriors
Medium:
Woodblock print
Format:
Oban triptych

Description

This 1894 triptych — whose Japanese title Ryojun-dō Kinshujō sen translates as "Battle at Kinshujō on the way to Ryojun [Port Arthur]" — depicts the engagement at the fortified town of Jinzhou during Japan's advance down the Liaodong Peninsula. The battle at Kinzhoucheng in November 1894 was the last major defensive action before Port Arthur itself, and Kiyochika's triptych captures the storm of the outer positions. The rocky terrain of the Liaodong Peninsula gave his composition a landscape drama distinct from the Korean and Manchurian subjects.

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Triptych: Battle at Kinshujô on the way to Ryojun (Ryojun-dô Kinshujô sen), Meiji period, dated 1894 was created by Kobayashi Kiyochika (小林清親).

Triptych: Battle at Kinshujô on the way to Ryojun (Ryojun-dô Kinshujô sen), Meiji period, dated 1894 depicts warriors.