At Fenghuangcheng, Picture of Generals and Their Men Engaged in a Hard Struggle
by Ogata Gekko
by Ogata Gekko
$500–$8,000. Common subjects: $500–$1,500. Key value factors: Gekko's prolific output makes most of his work affordable. Quality varies significantly.
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.
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.
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).
