La bataille navale de la guerre sino-japonaise au large de l'île Haiyang, M.C. 2020-43(2), Entre 1894

Author(s): attributed to utagawa kokunimasa 歌川小国政 (1874-1944), cartoonist production date: between 1894 dating in century: 19th century type(s) of object(s): japan, graphic arts name(s): print materials and techniques: wood engraving, polychromy place(s) of execution/production: japan dimensions - artwork: height: 37cm width: 73cm description: scene from the sino-japanese war. This triptych evokes the battle off the coast of haiyang island, in the yellow sea (nisshin kantai kaiyōtō gekisen). On these sheets, the japanese officers, represented among the explosions by the artist who thus honors their courage, display faces with caucasian features and wear western-style uniforms. Date of acquisition: 2020 institution: cernuschi museum, museum of asian arts of the city of paris inventory number: m. C. 2020-43. Date: Entre 1894.