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Kagoshima Newspaper: The Battle for Kumamoto Castle (Kagoshima Shinbun: Kumamoto-jô sensô zu)

(Japanese, 1853–1902)
1877 (Meiji 10), March
Medium/TechniqueWoodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
DimensionsVertical ôban triptych; 37.7 x 76 cm (14 13/16 x 29 15/16 in.)
Credit LineJean S. and Frederic A. Sharf Collection
Accession number2000.504a-c
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsPrints
ProvenanceVarious dealers: primarily in London and Tokyo. Purchased between 1985-1999.
A Clash with the Enemy Near Huangzhou (Kôshû hômen no shôtotsu), from an untitled series of the Sino-Japanese War
Adachi Ginkô
1894 (Meiji 27), printed December 25; published January 1895 (Meiji 28)