Nachtelijke aanval van onze gewapende troepen op het Chinese kamp te Pyongyang.
1894-10
Medium
color woodcut
Dimensions
715; 356
About this artwork
beeld: hoogte 356 mm x breedte 715 mm
Art Historical Context
In the dim glow of moonlight and flickering torches, Kobayashi Kiyochika's *Nachtelijke aanval van onze gewapende troepen het Chinese kamp te Pyongyang* (Night Attack by Our Forces on the Chinese Camp Pyongyang) captures a pivotal moment from the First Sino-Japanese War. Created in October 1894 as a color woodcut triptych—measuring 356 mm high by 715 mm wide—this vividly depicts Japanese troops storming a Chinese encampment, blending dramatic action with the fog of night battle. Kiyochika, a leading Meiji-era ukiyo-e artist, mastered this medium to produce *senso-e* (war prints), affordable an...
About the Artist
Kobayashi Kiyochika · 1847–1915
Japanese, 1847–1915