Fierce Naval Battle in the Yellow Sea

Artist Utagawa Kokunimasa (Japanese, 1874 - 1944)

Datec.1894

Place of ManufactureAsia

Mediumwoodcut

DimensionsOverall (width was measured with 3 sections mounted together): 35.1 x 71.4 cm

ClassificationsFINE ART

Credit LinePurchased with funds from the Estate of Elizabeth Stewart

Object number2010.019.010 a-c

DescriptionPrint depicts a battle on the sea with Japanese ships firing on Chinese ships. There is a large white ship with Japanese flags at the top left, with its crew aiming a cannon at an exploding ship at the right. There is a small steam boat with cannons and Japanese crew on deck in the bottom left. In the choppy sea in the right foreground is a foundering Chinese ship with its drowning crew.
Colour: multi-colour

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