Our Torpedo hits a Russian Warship in the Great Naval Battle of Port Arthur
Artist
Kobayashi Kiyochika
(Japanese, 1847 - 1915)
Date1904
Place of ManufactureAsia
Mediumwoodcut
Medium Remarks: coloured inks
DimensionsOverall (wi=3 sec; C & R sheets: 35.0 x 23.5; L: 35.0 x 23.0): 35 x 70 cm
ClassificationsFINE ART
Credit LineFred & Isabel Pollard Collection
Object number1990.004.002 a-c
DescriptionTriptych depicting a ship hit by torpedo on left; other small ships top center & right; water in foreground. This print illustrates the beginning of the Russo-Japanese War. The night naval attack began on February 8, 1904, before the formal declaration of war. This print was published a week later.Status
Not on view
