Kiyochika Kobayashi, Lieutenant-General Yamaji Leading the Japanese Second Army
Artist: Kiyochika Kobayashi (1847-1915)
Title: Lieutenant-General Yamaji Leading the Japanese Second Army during its Landing on the Jinzhou Peninsula
Series title: First Sino-Japanese War
Publisher: No seal
Date: 1895
Size: (L) 35.3 x 23.2, (C) 35.4 x 23.2, (R) 35.3 x 23.2 cm
絵師：小林清親
題名：山地中將率第二軍上陸金州半島之圖
年代：明治二十七年
Original Japanese woodblock print.
Kiyochika Kobayashi
Born in Edo, Kiyochika was the son of a minor government official. He studied Western oil painting under Charles Wirgman and Japanese style painting with Kawanabe Kyosai and Shibata Zeshin. Influenced by imported lithographs and etchings, he turned to woodblock printing. He as also an illustrator for books, magazines and newspapers, having reported and depicted the Russo-Japanese War of 1894 – 1895. In his prints, he produced views of contemporary Tokyo as it changed under the impact of Western influences. Although he was unable to revitalise the ukiyo-e style, he is considered the last of the important ukiyo-e printmakers.
| Print Format | Triptych |
|---|---|
| Artist | Kiyochika Kobayashi |
| Subject | War |
| Dimensions | (L) 35.3 x 23.2, (C) 35.4 x 23.2, (R) 35.3 x 23.2 cm |
| Condition Report | Light soiling, small thinned area and creases, minor ink transfer on left panel. |
