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The Courage and Might of Our Army Overwhelm the Fortress of Pyongyang (Wagagun no yûi Heijô no rui o ubau)

(Japanese, active 1894)
1894 (Meiji 27), September
Medium/TechniqueWoodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
DimensionsVertical ôban triptych; 37 × 73.8 cm (14 9/16 × 29 1/16 in.)
Credit LineJean S. and Frederic A. Sharf Collection
Accession number2000.151a-c
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsPrints
ProvenanceVarious dealers: primarily in London and Tokyo. Purchased between 1985-1999.
Tsuneshige
Kanpo (1741–44) to Kan'en (1748–51) era
Tsuba with design of a sennin (probably Tôhô or Ôen) and tiger
Nara School, Tsuneshige Sub-school
Late 18th–early 19th century
The Seven Gods of Good Fortune in the Treasure Boat
Utagawa Hiroshige I
1843–47 (Tenpô 14–Kôka 4)
Sumô Wrestler Ônaruto Nadaemon of Awa Province (Ashû Ônaruto Nadaemon)
Utagawa Kuniaki II
1860 (Ansei 7/Man'en 1), intercalary 3rd month