Captain Matsuzaki, Picture of Him Bravely Fighting at Anseong Ford
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 1895 print of Captain Matsuzaki fighting at Anseong Ford—a river crossing in Korea during the early phase of the war—depicts one of the individual acts of tactical courage that the war print series commemorated. The ford crossing scenario—soldiers moving through moving water under fire, the vulnerability of the crossing transformed into an occasion for heroism—was a recurring composition type, the figure of the officer at the river a visual shorthand for command courage.
Curated cross-cuts that include this print.
Captain Matsuzaki, Picture of Him Bravely Fighting at Anseong Ford was created by Ogata Gekko (尾形月耕) in 1895.
Captain Matsuzaki, Picture of Him Bravely Fighting at Anseong Ford depicts figures, rivers & lakes, and warriors.
Captain Matsuzaki, Picture of Him Bravely Fighting at Anseong Ford measures 36.2 × 25.1 cm (Oban format).
