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Woman Reading A Letter

Woman Reading A Letter

(Japanese, 1863–1925)
Place of CreationJapan
Medium/TechniqueRelief print; ink and metallic pigment on card stock
DimensionsOverall: 13.8 x 8.8 cm (5 7/16 x 3 7/16 in.)
Credit LineLeonard A. Lauder Collection of Japanese Postcards
Accession number2002.2436
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ClassificationsPostcards
ProvenanceLeonard A. Lauder Collection, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Fractional gift of Lauder (Accession date: March 20, 2002).
Great Victory of Our Troops at the Fall of Asan (Waga gun taishô Gazan o otoshiireru no zu)
Great Victory of Our Troops at the Fall of Asan (Waga gun taishô Gazan o otoshiireru no zu)
Migita Toshihide
1894 (Meiji 27)
Advancing toward Port Arthur (Ryojunkô shingeki)
Advancing toward Port Arthur (Ryojunkô shingeki)
Migita Toshihide
1895 (Meiji 28)
The Imperial Guard Defeats the Enemy in Hard Fighting at Jilong on the Island of Taiwan (Taiwantô Kirun Konoe shidan funsen tekigun o gekihasu)
The Imperial Guard Defeats the Enemy in Hard Fighting at Jilong on the Island of Taiwan (Taiwantô Kirun Konoe shidan funsen tekigun o gekihasu)
Migita Toshihide
1895 (Meiji 28)
Captain Higuchi, Battalion Commander of the Sixth Division, While Occupying the Gun Emplacements at Zhaobeizui [in the Battle of Weihaiwei], Saw a Child of the Enemy Lying on the Ground and Came to Its Aid. Holding the Baby in His Left Arm and His Sword in His Right Hand, He Commanded Our Entire Army. Everyone Considers It a Laudable Episode.
Captain Higuchi, Battalion Commander of the Sixth Division, While Occupying the Gun Emplacements at Zhaobeizui [in the Battle of Weihaiwei], Saw a Child of the Enemy Lying on the Ground and Came to Its Aid. Holding the Baby in His Left Arm and His Sword in His Right Hand, He Commanded Our Entire Army. Everyone Considers It a Laudable Episode.
Migita Toshihide
1895 (Meiji 28)
The Siege of Port Arthur (Ryojunkô gôi)
The Siege of Port Arthur (Ryojunkô gôi)
Migita Toshihide
1895 (Meiji 28), February
Colonel Satô Attacking the Fortress at Niuzhuang, As He Braved a Hail of Enemy Fire, Dashing Forward with the Flag as His Support and Capturing the Fort
Colonel Satô Attacking the Fortress at Niuzhuang, As He Braved a Hail of Enemy Fire, Dashing Forward with the Flag as His Support and Capturing the Fort
Migita Toshihide
1895 (Meiji 28), April
Captain Awata Fights Furiously with His Celebrated Sword in the Assault on Magongcheng in the Pescadores (Awata Taii Hôkôtô Bakôjô kôgeki no sai Yûjô no meitô o motte ôini funtô suru zu)
Captain Awata Fights Furiously with His Celebrated Sword in the Assault on Magongcheng in the Pescadores (Awata Taii Hôkôtô Bakôjô kôgeki no sai Yûjô no meitô o motte ôini funtô suru zu)
Migita Toshihide
1895 (Meiji 28), May
The First Land Battle (Rikujô no daiissen)
The First Land Battle (Rikujô no daiissen)
Migita Toshihide
1904 (Meiji 37)
Advancing toward Port Arthur (Ryojunkô shingeki)
Advancing toward Port Arthur (Ryojunkô shingeki)
Migita Toshihide
1895 (Meiji 28)
After the Fall of Weihaiwei the Commander of the Chinese Beiyang Fleet, Admiral Ding Ruchang, Surrenders (Ikaiei kanraku Hokuyô kantai teitoku Tei Jôshô kôfuku no zu)
After the Fall of Weihaiwei the Commander of the Chinese Beiyang Fleet, Admiral Ding Ruchang, Surrenders (Ikaiei kanraku Hokuyô kantai teitoku Tei Jôshô kôfuku no zu)
Migita Toshihide
1895 (Meiji 28)
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Captain Sakuma Raising a War Cry at the Occupation of the Pescadores (Hôkôtô senryô Sakuma taii tokkan no zu)
Migita Toshihide
1895 (Meiji 28)
News of Russo-Japanese Battles: Superior Private Ôhashi Keikichi of the Imperial Guard Infantry (Nichiro kôsen kibun: Konoe hohei jôtôhei Ôhashi Keikichi)
News of Russo-Japanese Battles: Superior Private Ôhashi Keikichi of the Imperial Guard Infantry (Nichiro kôsen kibun: Konoe hohei jôtôhei Ôhashi Keikichi)
Migita Toshihide
1904 (Meiji 37)