Triptych: Battle of Taikozan Oki: Victory for the Japanese Navy Offshore (Nishin sensō Taikozan Oki Nikkan senshō no zu)
by Ogata Gekko
- Date:
- Meiji period,
- Medium:
- Woodblock printed "ōban"-sized triptych; ink and color on paper
- Format:
- Oban triptych
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 [triptych](/glossary/triptych) Battle of Taikozan Oki—the offshore engagement near the peninsula of that name in which Japanese naval forces achieved decisive victory—depicts one of the Sino-Japanese War's naval actions in Gekko's most expansive print format. Naval triptychs organized the chaos of sea battle into legible dramatic narrative: the flags and superstructures of the competing vessels marking national identity, the trajectories of shot and smoke providing compositional movement across the three sheets.
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.
Triptych: Battle of Taikozan Oki: Victory for the Japanese Navy Offshore (Nishin sensō Taikozan Oki Nikkan senshō no zu) was created by Ogata Gekko (尾形月耕) in Meiji period,.
Triptych: Battle of Taikozan Oki: Victory for the Japanese Navy Offshore (Nishin sensō Taikozan Oki Nikkan senshō no zu) depicts landscapes and warriors.
Triptych: Battle of Taikozan Oki: Victory for the Japanese Navy Offshore (Nishin sensō Taikozan Oki Nikkan senshō no zu) measures 37.5 × 72.9 cm (Oban triptych format).
