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 warship Yaeyama death-defying squad in Rongcheng Bay depicts a naval episode from the Sino-Japanese War when small boat crews undertook dangerous missions in defended enemy waters. The combination of naval action, small-boat maneuvering, and the dramatic bay setting gave Gekko a composition different from the land battle triptychs: figures in a boat on open water, the vulnerability of their position against the vastness of the sea emphasizing the heroism of their mission.
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.
Illustration of the Death-Defying Squad of Captain Osawa and Seven Others from the Crew of the Warship Yaeyama Pushing Forward in Rongcheng Bay (Yaeyamakan norikumi Ôsawa taiira shichimei no kesshitai Eijôwan ni funshin suru zu) was created by Ogata Gekko (尾形月耕).
Illustration of the Death-Defying Squad of Captain Osawa and Seven Others from the Crew of the Warship Yaeyama Pushing Forward in Rongcheng Bay (Yaeyamakan norikumi Ôsawa taiira shichimei no kesshitai Eijôwan ni funshin suru zu) depicts landscapes and seascapes.
