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Ogata Gekkō

The First Army Advancing on Fengtienfu (Daiichigun hōtenfu shingeki no zu)

Maker

Ogata Gekkō (Japanese, 1859-1920)
Matsuno Yoneijiro (Japanese), publisher

Title

The First Army Advancing on Fengtienfu (Daiichigun hōtenfu shingeki no zu)
第一軍奉天府進撃之圖

Period

Meiji

Year

1894

Medium

  • polychrome woodblock print

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

  • Polychrome woodblock print

Materials

ink, color

Supports

  • paper

Geography

Place Made: Japan; Place Made: Tokyo

Dimensions

Sheet: 37.3 x 72.9 cm (14 11/16 x 28 11/16 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Signature: Gekkō

Seals: Artist's seal | Ungaikaku

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Bequest of Isaac C. Bates

Object Number

13.2335

Type

  • Prints

Exhibition History

Real and Imagined
Japanese Warrior Prints
Dec 07, 2018 – May 05, 2019
Tradition and Innovation in Meiji-Period Prints
Dec 06, 2002 – Mar 02, 2003

Label copy

In the Sino-Japanese War of 1894-95, peace negotiations began as the Japanese were contemplating marching on the city of Mukden in Manchuria. This print is an example of an event that never took place because the Japanese army never actually reached the city. Japanese war prints of this period were frequently produced even before military victories were announced, and their compositions were often dependent on the artist’s imagination or on descriptions of the battles relayed by war correspondents.

19th-Century Japanese Printmaking II
Dec 09, 1998 – Mar 07, 1999

Label copy

Mukden was the site of the Manchu emperor's summer palace in Manchuria. This print illustrates the Japanese advance toward that city in November of 1894. The print was probably made during the army's move, anticipating a victory that did not occur, as Mukden was never taken.

Samurai, Soldiers, and Idealized Militarism in Japanese Prints
Oct 10, 1991 – Dec 01, 1991

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Ogata Gekkō (Japanese, 1859-1920)
Matsuno Yoneijiro (Japanese), publisher
The First Army Advancing on Fengtienfu (Daiichigun hōtenfu shingeki no zu); 第一軍奉天府進撃之圖, 1894
Polychrome woodblock print
Sheet: 37.3 x 72.9 cm (14 11/16 x 28 11/16 inches)
Bequest of Isaac C. Bates 13.2335

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