Shungyo Nagashima, The Siege of Port Arthur, War Print
Artist: Shungyo Nagashima (? - ?)
Title: The Siege of Port Arthur
Publisher: Arakawa Tobei
Date: 1894
Size: (L) 35.8 x 24.5, (C) 35.6 x 23.3, (R) 35.7 x 24.6 cm
Original Japanese woodblock print.
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.
War Prints Artists
No descriptionPrint Format | Triptych |
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Artist | War Prints Artists |
Subject | War |
Dimensions | (L) 35.8 x 24.5, (C) 35.6 x 23.3, (R) 35.7 x 24.6 cm |
Condition Report | Stains and spots, ink transferring, vertical fold on the left margins of the left and right panels. |