Kokunimasa Utagawa, The Great Victory of the Imperial Japan at Pyongyang, Sino-Japanese War

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Artist: Kokunimasa Utagawa (1889-1910s)
Title: The Great Victory of the Imperial Japan at Pyongyang(平壌激戦帝国勝利)
Series title: The First Sino-Japanese War
Publisher: Ishijima Yae
Date: 1894
Size: (L)25 x 36.7 (C)25 x 36.5 (R)24.8 x 36.6 cm

Original Japanese woodblock print.

kokunimasa utagawa, The Great Victory of the Imperial Japan at Pyongyang(平壌激戦帝国勝利), sino-japanese war
kokunimasa utagawa, The Great Victory of the Imperial Japan at Pyongyang(平壌激戦帝国勝利), sino-japanese war kokunimasa utagawa, The Great Victory of the Imperial Japan at Pyongyang(平壌激戦帝国勝利), sino-japanese war

Battle triptychs were produced in large numbers during the Sino-Japanese (1894 - 1895) and Russo-Japanese wars (1904 - 1905) to satisfy widespread interest in the progress of the imperial army and maintain popular support for the conflicts. The prints idealised the heroism of Japanese troops risking their lives for the emperor. As the demand for traditional woodblock prints fell in the Meiji era, many artists turned to wartime propaganda to make ends meet.

Kokunimasa Utagawa


Kokunimasa Utagawa was an Ukiyo-e artists born into the long lineage of the Utagawa school. He was the eldest son of Baido Hosai, also known as Utagawa Kundisada III. He studied under his father in the Utagawa school style and tradition, his works reflecting the old style of woodblock print making. He continued in this traditional style of ukiyo-e, even as the rise of Shin-Hanga in the 1910s began changing the landscape of Japanese prints. Kokunimasa used the pseudonym Baido Kokunimasa from 1889 to 1896, but after 1891, he also used Kunimasa V as a signature. He is best known for prints of the Sino-Japanese and Russo-Japanese wars.

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Print FormatTriptych
ArtistKokunimasa Utagawa
SubjectWar
Dimensions(L)25 x 36.7 (C)25 x 36.5 (R)24.8 x 36.6 cm
Condition ReportLight wear and small creases on the margins, small holes on the left and right panels, small red smudge on the right panel.
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