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Japanese Suicide Squads Fight Bravely in the Naval Battle at Port Arthur during the Russo-Japanese War (Nichiro Ryojunkô kaisen Nihon kesshitai yûsen)

(Japanese, active 1904)
1904 (Meiji 37), March
Medium/TechniqueWoodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
DimensionsVertical ôban triptych; 34.5 x 75.6 cm (13 9/16 x 29 3/4 in.)
Credit LineJean S. and Frederic A. Sharf Collection
Accession number2000.85a-c
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsPrints
ProvenanceVarious dealers: primarily in London and Tokyo. Purchased between 1985-1999.
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