“Kinshūjō Eian-mon kanraku no zu” 金州城永安門陥落之図 (Illustration of the fall of Jinzhou Castle Yonganmen)

Description

Original woodblock print triptych – Kobayashi Kiyochika (1847-1915) – “Kinshūjō Eian-mon kanraku no zu” 金州城永安門陥落之図 (Illustration of the fall of Jinzhou Castle Yonganmen)- Japan – 1894 (Meiji 27

The triptych depict the fall of Fengcheng Fortress in Liaoning to the Japanese army during the -Qing Japanese war of 1894-95.

This Ukiyo-e is made by Kobayashi Kiyochika in meiji 27 period period(ca.1894).

There are creases and dirt.

Kiyochi Kobayashi I am good at drawing light and shadows.
Light and shadow are well drawn in the art works exhibited this time.

Publisher:Katada Chōjirō 片田長次郎

memo
Kobayashi Kiyochika can be said to have been the last woodblock print artist.
He was born in Asakusa in 1847, the son of a samurai. He studied western art and Japanese art, aiming to become a ukiyoe(wood-block print) artist
The disciples include inoue yasuji,Taguchi Yonesaku, and Tsuchiya koitsu.
Representative works include “Tokyo meisho-zu” and “neko ni chochin”.