Captain Higuchi, in the Midst of the Attack, Personally Holds a Lost Chinese Child (Higuchi taii shingeki no toji mizukara Seishi no ishi o hôji suru no zu)
by Ogata Gekko
- Medium:
- Woodblock print
- Format:
- Oban
- Source:
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.
Captain Higuchi holding a lost Chinese child during the heat of battle—the gesture of mercy toward an enemy civilian amidst military action—was the kind of humanizing episode that war print publishers and the government alike promoted as evidence of Japan's civilization and restraint in the conduct of war. The image of the uniformed officer cradling a child against the background of military action was designed to counter any narrative of Japanese brutality and to portray the war as a modern, humane enterprise.
Captain Higuchi, in the Midst of the Attack, Personally Holds a Lost Chinese Child (Higuchi taii shingeki no toji mizukara Seishi no ishi o hôji suru no zu) was created by Ogata Gekko (尾形月耕).
Captain Higuchi, in the Midst of the Attack, Personally Holds a Lost Chinese Child (Higuchi taii shingeki no toji mizukara Seishi no ishi o hôji suru no zu) depicts children and daily life.
