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ORIGINAL TITLE: Terrible War of General (sic) Sakamoto. Leader of Imperial Warship Akagi.
PRONUNCIATION: Teikoku Akagi-Kancho Sakamoto Shosa Funsen
MATERIAL: Woodblock Printed
TYPE: Print
DIMENSIONS: First Triptych: 15X30 in. (each panel 10X15 in.) Second triptych: 14 1/2X29 in.
COMPONENTS: two three-panel woodblock prints. First triptych has two of the panels partly connected. Second triptych has all three panels connected.
CONDITION: The first triptych has fine impressions and colors, stains, and is in fair shape for the age. The second triptych has fine impressions and colors, stains, damage, repairs and is in poor shape but displayable.
LANGUAGE
Japanese English
ITEM ID: 3534
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Sino-Japanese War Propaganda Print Triptychs

DATE
Year: 1904
Decade: 1900s
Century: 20th (1901-2000)

Japanese woodblock print propaganda triptych set, both for the Sino-Japanese War. The first triptych, by Toshikata, is titled Teikoku Akagi-Kancho Sakamoto Shosa Funsen with rare English title above: Terrible War of General (sic) Sakamoto. Leader of Imperial Warship Akagi. An account by a Japanese officer on the Akagi is as follows: “On September 17, at about 1 p.m., the first Japanese squadron of eleven warships encountered a Chinese squadron of 14 warships…the Akagi found herself soon in the thickest of the fight with the armored cruiser King-Yuen.” The account goes on to tell of the bravery of Commander Sakamoto as he directed the firing of the guns aboard the Akagi. The other triptyc depicts the Japanese navy fighting the Chinese navy off the coast of Korea.

ARTISTS
Name: Toshikata
Type: Artist