The Honor of Soldiers - Rear Admiral Kabayama
Artist
Adachi Ginko
(Japanese)
Series Publisher
Hasegawa
Date1894
Place of ManufactureAsia
Mediumwoodcut
DimensionsOverall (width=2 sheets mounted together; each sheet: 37.2 x 25.6 cm): 37.2 x 49.4 cm
ClassificationsFINE ART
Credit LineGift of Gloria and Ian Back
Object number2010.019.002 a,b
Descriptiondiptych; Rear Admiral, Chujo Kabayama, holds aloft a sword while leading his navy battle ship in the Yellow Sea during the Sino Japanese war. Himself and his crew are dressed in western style uniforms and are firing a canon and brandishing rifles from the deck of their ship. In the distance the mast of a sailing ship amid clouds of smoke can be seen.Colour: multi-colour
Status
Not on view
