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

(Japanese, 1887–1967)
1904 (Meiji 37), September 20
Medium/TechniqueWoodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
DimensionsVertical ôban triptych; 35.4 x 70.1 cm (13 15/16 x 27 5/8 in.)
Credit LineJean S. and Frederic A. Sharf Collection
Accession number2000.449a-c
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ClassificationsPrints
ProvenancePreviously owned by various dealers: primarily in London and Tokyo. Purchased between 1985-1999.
A Fight at the Yalu River (Ôryokkôjô no shôtotsu)
Ogata Gessan
1904 (Meiji 37), printed May 5, published June 1