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The First Engagement of the Japanese and Russian Land Forces (Nichiro rikuhei no daiichi kôsen)

(Japanese, active 1904)
1904 (Meiji 37), April 1
Medium/TechniqueWoodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
DimensionsVertical ôban triptych; 35.8 x 70 cm (14 1/8 x 27 9/16 in.)
Credit LineJean S. and Frederic A. Sharf Collection
Accession number2000.452a-c
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsPrints
ProvenanceVarious dealers: primarily in London and Tokyo. Purchased between 1985-1999.
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