At Fenghuangcheng, Picture of Generals and Their Men Engaged in a Hard Struggle
by Ogata Gekko
- Date:
- November 1894
- Medium:
- Woodblock print (nishiki-e), ink and color on paper
- Format:
- Oban
- Dimensions:
- 34.5 × 70.2 cm
- Source:
- Minneapolis Institute of Art
Description
The 1894 battle at Fenghuangcheng (Fenghuang City) in Manchuria—where Japanese forces engaged a large Chinese army in difficult terrain—was among the war's most strategically complex engagements. Gekko's panoramic composition of generals and their men in hard struggle would have shown the Japanese forces maintaining order and purpose against overwhelming resistance, the figures organized into the hierarchical arrangements that distinguished command from common soldiery in war print compositions.
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Frequently Asked Questions
At Fenghuangcheng, Picture of Generals and Their Men Engaged in a Hard Struggle was created by Ogata Gekko (尾形月耕) in November 1894.
At Fenghuangcheng, Picture of Generals and Their Men Engaged in a Hard Struggle depicts landscapes, figures, and warriors.
At Fenghuangcheng, Picture of Generals and Their Men Engaged in a Hard Struggle measures 34.5 × 70.2 cm (Oban format).