$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 portrait of Navy Lieutenant Commander Uchida extends the series of individual hero commemorations to the naval service, the officer in naval uniform representing the Meiji government's pride in its rapidly modernized fleet. The naval officer's dress uniform, with its Western-influenced design and Japanese insignia, embodied the Meiji-era synthesis of Western military form and Japanese martial tradition that the entire series implicitly celebrated.
Curated cross-cuts that include this print.
Navy Lieutenant Commander Uchida was created by Ogata Gekko (尾形月耕) in April or August 1895.
Navy Lieutenant Commander Uchida depicts figures, warriors, and portraits.
Navy Lieutenant Commander Uchida measures 36 × 24.4 cm (Oban format).
