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The Imperial Navy Wins a Major Victory in a Great Naval Battle off Takushan (Daikosan oki daikaisen teikoku kaigun daishôri)

(Japanese, active 1894)
1894 (Meiji 27), printed September, published October
Medium/TechniqueWoodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
DimensionsVertical ôban triptych; 37 x 74.2 cm (14 9/16 x 29 3/16 in.)
Credit LineJean S. and Frederic A. Sharf Collection
Accession number2000.135a-c
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsPrints
ProvenanceVarious dealers: primarily in London and Tokyo. Purchased between 1985-1999.
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