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A Righteous War to Chastise the Russians: The Destroyer Force's Night Attack (Chô Ro gisen, kichiku tai yashû)

(Japanese, active 1895–1904)
1904 (Meiji 37)
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 number2000.453a-c
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsPrints
ProvenancePreviously owned by various dealers: primarily in London and Tokyo. Purchased between 1985-1999.
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