Naval Battle in which we Capture Haiyang Island
by Ogata Gekko
- Medium:
- Woodblock print
- Format:
- Oban
- Source:
- Art of Japan
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 Naval Battle in which Japan Captured Haiyang Island—an engagement in the Yellow Sea during which Japanese forces overcame Chinese naval and land defenses to take a strategically important island—was depicted in the panoramic format suited to naval subjects. The sweep of open water, the smoke of naval guns, and the maneuvering of multiple ships required a compositional approach different from the focused intensity of the land battle prints, the sea itself becoming a dramatic protagonist.
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.
Naval Battle in which we Capture Haiyang Island was created by Ogata Gekko (尾形月耕).
Naval Battle in which we Capture Haiyang Island depicts landscapes and warriors.
