Triptych: Great Victory for the Japanese Army at P'yōng Yang (Nichigun Heijō taisho no zu)
by Ogata Gekko
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 1894 [triptych](/glossary/triptych) Great Victory for the Japanese Army at Pyongyang—depicting the fall of the Korean capital's Chinese garrison in September 1894—shows the assault that opened Meiji Japan's military transformation into a regional power. The three-sheet composition organized the complex four-directional assault on Pyongyang's walled district into a dramatic panorama, the city's distinctive architecture providing compositional landmarks within the swirling action.
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: Great Victory for the Japanese Army at P'yōng Yang (Nichigun Heijō taisho no zu) was created by Ogata Gekko (尾形月耕) in Meiji period, dated 1894.
Triptych: Great Victory for the Japanese Army at P'yōng Yang (Nichigun Heijō taisho no zu) depicts landscapes, figures, and warriors.
Triptych: Great Victory for the Japanese Army at P'yōng Yang (Nichigun Heijō taisho no zu) measures 37.5 × 72.2 cm (Oban triptych format).
