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Tug-of-war with Hair (Hatsu-biki), and Board Game of China (Shina dôchû), from the series Comical Art Exhibit of the Sino-Japanese War (Nissei sensô shôraku gakai)

Tug-of-war with Hair (Hatsu-biki), and Board Game of China (Shina dôchû), from the series Comical Art Exhibit of the Sino-Japanese War (Nissei sensô shôraku gakai)

(Japanese, 1847–1915)
(Japanese)
1895 (Meiji 28)
Medium/TechniqueWoodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
DimensionsTwo horizontal chûban on one uncut vertical ôban sheet; 37.3 × 24.3 cm (14 11/16 × 9 9/16 in.)
Credit LineJean S. and Frederic A. Sharf Collection
Accession number2000.217
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ClassificationsPrints
Inscriptions
ProvenanceVarious dealers: primarily in London and Tokyo. Purchased between 1985-1999.
Our Field Artillery Attacks the Enemy Camp at Jiuliancheng (Waga yasen hôhei Kyûrenjô bakuei kôgeki)
Our Field Artillery Attacks the Enemy Camp at Jiuliancheng (Waga yasen hôhei Kyûrenjô bakuei kôgeki)
Kobayashi Kiyochika
1894 (Meiji 27)
Picture of the Naval Battle near Pungdo in Korea (Chôsen Hôtô kaisen no zu)
Picture of the Naval Battle near Pungdo in Korea (Chôsen Hôtô kaisen no zu)
Kobayashi Kiyochika
1894 (Meiji 27), August
Defying a Shower of Bullets, He, Alone, Opened Hyonmu Gate (Dan'u o okashite tanshin Genbumon o hiraku)
Defying a Shower of Bullets, He, Alone, Opened Hyonmu Gate (Dan'u o okashite tanshin Genbumon o hiraku)
Kobayashi Kiyochika
1894 (Meiji 27), November
Illustration of the Second Army's Assault on Port Arthur (Dainigun Ryojunkô kôgeki no zu)
Illustration of the Second Army's Assault on Port Arthur (Dainigun Ryojunkô kôgeki no zu)
Kobayashi Kiyochika
1894 (Meiji 27)
Major General Ôdera Fighting Bravely at the Hundred Foot Cliff near Weihaiwei (Ikaiei hyakusekigaishô ni Ôdera shôshô funsen su)
Major General Ôdera Fighting Bravely at the Hundred Foot Cliff near Weihaiwei (Ikaiei hyakusekigaishô ni Ôdera shôshô funsen su)
Kobayashi Kiyochika
1895 (Meiji 28)
Braving the Bitter Cold, Our Troops Set Up Camp at Yingkou (Eikô no genkan o okashite waga gun roei o haru no zu)
Braving the Bitter Cold, Our Troops Set Up Camp at Yingkou (Eikô no genkan o okashite waga gun roei o haru no zu)
Kobayashi Kiyochika
1895 (Meiji 28)
Illustration of the Landing and Advance to Weihaiwei (Ikaiei jôriku shingun no zu)
Illustration of the Landing and Advance to Weihaiwei (Ikaiei jôriku shingun no zu)
Kobayashi Kiyochika
1895 (Meiji 28)
Advance Disposition of Troops at Weihaiwei (Ikaiei shingun haichi no zu)
Advance Disposition of Troops at Weihaiwei (Ikaiei shingun haichi no zu)
Kobayashi Kiyochika
1895 (Meiji 28)
The Army Advancing on the Ice to Attack Weihaiwei (Ikaiei kôgeki hyôjo no shingun)
The Army Advancing on the Ice to Attack Weihaiwei (Ikaiei kôgeki hyôjo no shingun)
Kobayashi Kiyochika
1895 (Meiji 28)
Our Elite Forces Capturing the Pescadores Islands in Taiwan (Seiei naru waga gun Taiwan Hôkotô o senryô suru no zu)
Our Elite Forces Capturing the Pescadores Islands in Taiwan (Seiei naru waga gun Taiwan Hôkotô o senryô suru no zu)
Kobayashi Kiyochika
1894 (Meiji 27), December
Our Troops Take Rongcheng Bay and Make a Landing (Waga gun Eijôwan o senryô shi jôriku suru no zu)
Our Troops Take Rongcheng Bay and Make a Landing (Waga gun Eijôwan o senryô shi jôriku suru no zu)
Kobayashi Kiyochika
1895 (Meiji 28), January 20
Japanese Forces Driving Away Taiwanese Bandits near Xinzhu (Taiwan Shinchiku fukin dozoku sôjô no zu)
Japanese Forces Driving Away Taiwanese Bandits near Xinzhu (Taiwan Shinchiku fukin dozoku sôjô no zu)
Kobayashi Kiyochika
1895 (Meiji 28), August