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The Officers and Men of Our Suicide Squad, Advancing under Fire, Sank Their Own Ship and Blocked the Entrance to Port Arthur (Kesshitai no shôshi hôka o okashi susunde senkan o jichin shi Ryôjunkô kô o heisoku suru no zu), No. 9 (Sono kyû) from the series Pictures of the Russo-Japanese War (Nichiro kôsen zue)

The Officers and Men of Our Suicide Squad, Advancing under Fire, Sank Their Own Ship and Blocked the Entrance to Port Arthur (Kesshitai no shôshi hôka o okashi susunde senkan o jichin shi Ryôjunkô kô o heisoku suru no zu), No. 9 (Sono kyû) from the series Pictures of the Russo-Japanese War (Nichiro kôsen zue)

(Japanese, died in 1910)
(Japanese)
1904 (Meiji 37)
Medium/TechniqueWoodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
DimensionsHorizontal ôban; 24.5 x 35.5 cm (9 5/8 x 14 in.)
Credit LineJean S. and Frederic A. Sharf Collection
Accession number2000.341.9
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ClassificationsPrints
ProvenanceVarious dealers: primarily in London and Tokyo. Purchased between 1985-1999.
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Negotiations Between Japan and Russia: On February 6, 1904, at the 14th Session, the Talks Broke Down and We Determined to Take Unilateral Action (Nichiro kôshô no zu, Meiji sanjûshichinen nigatsu muika daijûyonkaime danpan danzetsu shi jiyû kôdô ni kessu), No. 1 (Sono ichi) from the series Pictures of the Russo-Japanese War (Nichiro kôsen zue)
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On February 9, 1904, at Noon in Incheon Harbor, Our Fleet Attacked the Russian Warships Varyag and Korietz to the West of Yodolmi Island, Destroyed and Sank Them (Meiji sanjûshichinen nigatsu kokonoka shôgo Jinsenwan ni oite rokan Waryaaku oyobi Koreetsu o Yaoshima isei ni gekisen shi tsui ni kore o hakai chinbotsu seshime waga kantai dai shôri no zu), No. 2 (Sono ni) from the series Pictures of the Russo-Japanese War (Nichiro kôsen zue)
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Great Victory of Our Fleet at Port Arthur: On the Night of February 8, 1904, a Russian Ship Fleeing toward the Harbor Was Sunk by Our Torpedo, Hurrah! (Ryôjun ni okeru waga kan daishôri, Meiji sanjûshichinen nigatsu yôka yoru Rokan kônai e nige eran to seshi o waga suirai ni kakari chinbotsu shitaru zu, banzai), No. 3 (Sono san) from the series Pictures of the Russo-Japanese War (Nichiro kôsen zue)
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