Kochoro, The Naval Battle off Pongdo Island, Korea
Artist: Kochoro (1848-1920)
Title: The Naval Battle off Pongdo Island, Korea
Series title: First Sino-Japanese War
Publisher: Fukuda Kumajiro
Date: 1894
Size: (L) 36.2 x 24 cm, (C) 36.2 x 23.9 cm, (R) 36.1 x 24 cm
絵師:香朝楼
題名:朝鮮豊島沖海戦之図
年代:明治27年
Original Japanese woodblock print.
Kunisada III Utagawa
Utagawa Kunisada III was an ukiyo-e printmaker of the Utagawa school, specializing in yakusha-e (pictures of kabuki actors). He began studying under Utagawa Kunisada I at the age of 10, and continued under Kunisada II after their master's death. He originally signed his prints ‘Kunimasa’ or ‘Baido Kunimasa’. About 1889, he began signing his prints ‘Kunisada’, ‘Baido Kunisada’ or ‘Kochoro Kunisada’. By 1892, he was using ‘Hosai’, ‘Kochoro Hosai’, ‘Baido Hosai’, and ‘Utagawa Hosai’.
Print Format | Triptych |
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Artist | Kunisada III Utagawa |
Subject | War |
Dimensions | (L) 36.2 x 24 cm, (C) 36.2 x 23.9 cm, (R) 36.1 x 24 cm |
Condition Report | Minor pinholes |