During the Yellow Sea battle, a sailor of our warship Matsushima, before dying, asked about the fate of the enemy ship
Artist
Kobayashi Kiyochika
(Japanese, 1847 - 1915)
Series Publisher
Matsuki Heikichi
Date1894
Place of ManufactureAsia
Mediumwoodcut
DimensionsOverall (width measurement is for 3 sections mounted together): 37 x 71.3 cm
ClassificationsFINE ART
Credit LinePurchased with funds from the Estate of Elizabeth Stewart
Object number2010.035.004 a-c
DescriptionPrint depicts three sailors and an officer on the damaged deck of a warship, with a large gun, water and explosions? in the background. One dying sailor converses (asks about the fate of the enemy ship) with the officer who points with his left hand and holds a sword in his right.Status
Not on viewShunsai Toshimasa
Oliver J. Jones