Image of the heavy attack of the Japanese troops near Pyongyang, Ōkura Kōtō, 1894

The battle near pyongyang between the attacking japanese troops and the chinese army is invisible through the smoke of the firefight. On september 15, 1894, the japanese army stormed the gate of the walled city of pyongyang, during the first sino-japanese war (1894-1895). Label line: mentioned on object ôkura kôtô, 1894, color woodcut; line block in black with color blocks collection: prints; japan (collection). Object Type: print. Date: 1894. Place of creation: Japan. Dimensions: blad Height: 355 mm (13.97 in) blad Width: 738 mm (29.05 in). Medium: paper. Afbeelding van de hevige aanval van de Japanse troepen bij Pyongyang-Rijksmuseum RP-P-2010-310-26