GetsuzôBy Destroying the Enemy Wire Entanglements [Japanese Forces] Capture the Enemy Fortress at Nanshan (Tetsujômô o hakaishite Nanzan no tekirui o nuku)

Ukiyo-e print printed 1904 (Meiji 37), September 20. Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper. Vertical ôban triptych; 35.4 x 70.1 cm (13 15/16 x 27 5/8 in.)

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Russo-Japanese War Prints

Watanabe NobukazuIllustration of Russian and Japanese Army and Navy Officers (Nichiro rikukaigunjin gakai)

Ukiyo-e print 1904 (Meiji 37), February. Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper Vertical ôban triptych; 34.5 x 71.5 cm (13 9/16 x 28 1/8 in.)

Museum of Fine Arts, Boston 2000.87a-cClick here to see the image in the Visualizing Cultures Image Database

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Ozaki ToshitaneOur Troops Occupy the Fortress at Mt. Ogon in the Battle of Port Arthur (Wagahei Ryojun Ogonzan hôrui senryô)

Ukiyo-e print 1904 (Meiji 37). Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paperVertical ôban triptych

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Suzuki KasonShedding Tears While Thinking of Her Husband in the War, Frontispiece Illustration from the Literary Magazine Bungei Kurabu. Kuchi-e 1904 (Meiji 37), October 1

Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper 21.5 x 29.4 cm (8 7/16 x 11 9/16 in.)

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Kobayashi KiyochikaGreat Battle for the Occupation of the 203-meter Hill (Dai gekisen nihyakusan kôchi senryô)

Ukiyo-e print 1905 (Meiji 38). Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paperVertical ôban triptych; 35.4 x 71 cm (13 15/16 x 27 15/16 in.)

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GetsuzôIn the Battle of Nanshan Lieutenant Shibakawa Matasaburô Led His Men, Holding up a Rising Sun War Fan (Nanzan no eki, chûi Shibakawa Matasaburô-kun jintô ni tachi kyokujitsu gunsen o sasagete shisotsu o shiki su)

Ukiyo-e print 1904 (Meiji 37). Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paperVertical ôban triptych; 35.9 x 70.4 cm (14 1/8 x 27 11/16 in.)

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Ikeda TerukataA Great Victory for the Great Japanese Imperial Navy, Banzai! (Dai Nihon teikoku kaigun daishôri banzai)

Ukiyo-e print 1904 (Meiji 37), April. Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paperVertical ôban triptych; 35.8 x 70 cm (14 1/8 x 27 9/16 in.)

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NiteiThe Entrance of the Harbor at Port Arthur: A Sinking Russian Flagship (Ryojunkô Rokoku kikan chinbotsu)

Ukiyo-e print 1904 (Meiji 37). Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paperVertical ôban triptych; 35.8 x 70 cm (14 1/8 x 27 9/16 in.)

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Utagawa KokunimasaRusso-Japanese War: Great Japan Red Cross Battlefield Hospital Treating Injured (Nichiro sensô dai Nihon Sekijûji yasenbyôin fushôsha kyûryô no zu)

Ukiyo-e print 1904 (Meiji 37), March. Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paperVertical ôban triptych; 37.3 x 72 cm (14 11/16 x 28 3/8 in.)

Museum of Fine Arts, Boston 2000.367a-cClick here to see the image in the Visualizing Cultures Image Database

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Kobayashi KiyochikaIn the Battle of Nanshan Our Troops Took Advantage of a Violent Thunderstorm and Charged the Enemy Fortress (Jinraifûu Nanzan no eki waga gun noshite tekirui o tosshin su)

Ukiyo-e print 1904 (Meiji 37). Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paperVertical ôban triptych; 35.9 x 70.2 cm (14 1/8 x 27 5/8 in.)

Museum of Fine Arts, Boston 2000.239a-cClick here to see the image in the Visualizing Cultures Image Database

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Watanabe NobukazuIllustration of the Welcoming Ceremony for the Crew Members of the Battleships Nisshin and Kasuga at Hibiya Park (Hibiya kôen Nisshin Kasuga ryôkan kaikôin kangeishiki no zu)

Ukiyo-e print 1904 (Meiji 37), February. Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paperVertical ôban triptych; 35.5 x 70 cm (14 x 27 9/16 in.)

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KôkyoOutside Port Arthur, Our Death-defying Naval Squads, in Scrapped Vessels Disguised as Warships and Under a Shower of Bullets, Bravely Destroyed their Ships to Block the Entrance of the Harbor--In the Gray Dawn, February 25, 1904

Ukiyo-e print 1904 (Meiji 37). Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paperVertical ôban triptych; 35.8 x 70.3 cm (14 1/8 x 27 11/16 in.)

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Migita ToshihideLieutenant Commander Yamanaka, Chief Gunner of Our Ship Fuji, Fights Fiercely in the Naval Battle at the Entrance to Port Arthur (Ryojunkô no kaisen ni waga Fuji hôjutsuchô Yamanaka shôsa funsen)

Ukiyo-e print 1904 (Meiji 37), March. Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paperVertical ôban triptych; 35.8 x 70.1 cm (14 1/8 x 27 5/8 in.)

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Artist unknownThe Battle of Japan and Russia at Port Arthur--Hurrah for Great Japan and its Great Victory (Nichiro Ryojunkô no gekisen--Dai Nihon dai shôri banzai)

Ukiyo-e print 1904 (Meiji 37). Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paperVertical ôban triptych

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Kobayashi KiyochikaNavy Commander Hirose Takeo (Kaigun chûsa Hirose Takeo-kun)

Ukiyo-e print 1904 (Meiji 37). Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paperVertical ôban triptych; 34.6 x 69 cm (13 5/8 x 27 3/16 in.)

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Suzuki Kason Torn Between Two Lovers

Kuchi-e 1904 (Meiji 37), summer. Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper 21.5 x 27 cm (8 7/16 x 10 5/8 in.)

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Utagawa KokunimasaTelegraphic Record of the Russo-Japanese War: On the Ice of Lake Baikal in Russia, a Steam Locomotive and Its Cars Sank, Killing Tens of Officers and Soldiers. Russia's Transport Capacity Was Greatly Damaged.

Ukiyo-e print 1904 (Meiji 37), March. Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paperVertical ôban triptych; 36.4 x 70.3 cm (14 5/16 x 27 11/16 in.)

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Migita ToshihideNews of Russo-Japanese Battles: Superior Private Ôhashi Keikichi of the Imperial Guard Infantry (Nichiro kôsen kibun: Konoe hohei jôtôhei Ôhashi Keikichi)

Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper1904 (Meiji 37). Vertical ôban triptych; 37.5 x 73.2 cm (14 3/4 x 28 13/16 in.)

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Itô SeisaiRusso-Japanese War: Brocade Pictures No. 7 (Nichiro kôsen nishiki-e shichi)

Ukiyo-e print 1904 (Meiji 37). Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paperVertical ôban triptych; 35.6 x 69.4 cm (14 x 27 5/16 in.)

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RosetsuIllustration of the Great Naval Battle at the Harbor Entrance to Port Arthur in the Russo-Japanese War (Nichiro Ryojunkô daikaisen no zu)

Ukiyo-e print 1904 (Meiji 37), printed February 13, published February 16. Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper Vertical ôban triptych; 35.2 x 70 cm (13 7/8 x 27 9/16 in.)

Museum of Fine Arts, Boston 2000.73a-cClick here to see the image in the Visualizing Cultures Image Database

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