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Ogata Gekkō

The First Army Advancing on Fengtienfu (Daiichigun hōtenfu shingeki no zu), 1894

Description

Maker

Title

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

Year

1894

Medium

Polychrome woodblock print

Materials/Techniques

Materials

Techniques

Supports

Dimensions

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

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Gekkō

Place

Japan; Tokyo

Type

Credit

Bequest of Isaac C. Bates

Object Number

13.2335

About

Although the Chinese city of Fengtian (modern day Shenyang) was a targeted conquest in the Sino-Japanese War, peace negotiations prevented the Japanese from attacking. Ogata Gekkō, an artist who never went to the front, constructed this depiction of a much-anticipated battle that did not transpire.

Gekkō

Japan; Tokyo
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Exhibition History

Exhibition History

Tradition and Innovation in Meiji-Period Prints

December 6, 2002 - March 2, 2003

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

December 9, 1998 - March 7, 1999

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.

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Use

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