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Attack on Port Arthur in the Moonlight (Ryôjunkô gekka no kôgeki)

(Japanese, active 1895–1904)
1894 (Meiji 27), December
Medium/TechniqueWoodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
DimensionsVertical ôban triptych; 35.4 x 71.6 cm (13 15/16 x 28 3/16 in.)
Credit LineJean S. and Frederic A. Sharf Collection
Accession number2000.177a-c
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsPrints
ProvenanceVarious dealers: primarily in London and Tokyo. Purchased between 1985-1999.
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