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 Onoguchi Tokuji destroying the fortress gates at Jinzhou by placing gun cotton depicts one of the engineering feats that characterized modern siege warfare—a soldier advancing under fire to attach explosives to the fortified gates that blocked the army's advance. The scene combined technological modernity (gun cotton, explosive charges) with the traditional warrior courage of individual heroic action, the Meiji military portrayed as simultaneously modern and classically brave.
Onoguchi Tokuji, Picture of Destroying the Gates of Jinzhou Fortress by Placing Guncotton was created by Ogata Gekko (尾形月耕) in January 1895.
Onoguchi Tokuji, Picture of Destroying the Gates of Jinzhou Fortress by Placing Guncotton depicts castles.
Onoguchi Tokuji, Picture of Destroying the Gates of Jinzhou Fortress by Placing Guncotton measures 36 × 24.3 cm (Oban format).
