A Russian Warship that Our Sazanami had Captured Got Swamped and Was about to Sink, When a Brave Japanese Sailor, Defying the Danger, Recovered the Japanese Flag from the Sinking Ship

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A Russian Warship that Our Sazanami had Captured Got Swamped and Was about to Sink, When a Brave Japanese Sailor, Defying the Danger, Recovered the Japanese Flag from the Sinking Ship

1904

Kokyo Taniguchi (Japanese, 1864–1915) Published by Matsuki Heikichi, 2 banchi Yoshikawa-chō, Nihonbashi-ku, Tokyo

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Object Details

Titles:

A Russian Warship that Our Sazanami had Captured Got Swamped and Was about to Sink, When a Brave Japanese Sailor, Defying the Danger, Recovered the Japanese Flag from the Sinking Ship

Date:

1904

Artists:

Kokyo Taniguchi (Japanese, 1864–1915) Published by Matsuki Heikichi, 2 banchi Yoshikawa-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:

1976-75-271a--c

Geography:

Made in Japan, Asia

Context:

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

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