In the Assault at the Makungcheng on the Pescadores, Captain Awata Fights Furiously with His Celebrated Sword (Awata taii Bōkotō kōgeki no sai Yūjō no meitō ōini funtō suru zu)

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In the Assault at the Makungcheng on the Pescadores, Captain Awata Fights Furiously with His Celebrated Sword (Awata taii Bōkotō kōgeki no sai Yūjō no meitō ōini funtō suru zu)

1895

Migita Toshihide (Japanese, 1862–1925) Published by Matsuno Yonejirō, 20 banchi Hasegawa-chō, Nihonbashi-ku, Tokyo

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Object Details

Titles:

In the Assault at the Makungcheng on the Pescadores, Captain Awata Fights Furiously with His Celebrated Sword (Awata taii Bōkotō kōgeki no sai Yūjō no meitō ōini funtō suru zu)

Date:

1895

Artists:

Migita Toshihide (Japanese, 1862–1925) Published by Matsuno Yonejirō, 20 banchi Hasegawa-chō, Nihonbashi-ku, Tokyo

Medium:

Color woodcut triptych

Dimensions:

Sheet (ōban tate-e triptych (approximately)): 15 1/2 × 31 1/2 inches (39.4 × 80 cm)

Classification:

Prints

Credit Line:

Purchased with funds contributed by Peter A. Benoliel, 1976

Accession Number:

1976-75-212a--c

Geography:

Made in Japan, Asia

Context:

Period: Meiji Period (1868-1912) Reign: Meiji Emperor (1868-1912)

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