THREE JAPANESE WOODBLOCK PRINTS TRIPTYCHS OF THE RUSSO-JAPANESE WAR

THREE JAPANESE WOODBLOCK PRINTS TRIPTYCHS OF THE RUSSO-JAPANESE WAR

MEIJI PERIOD, C.1904-5

The first by Ikeda Terukata (1883-1921), entitled Dai Nihon teikoku kaigun daihori banzai (A Great Victory for the Great Japanese Imperial Navy, Banzai

); the second by Migita Toshihide (1863-1925) entitled Nichiro ryokantai nigatsu yoka no yo Ryojun-ko taikaisen ni meiyo naru waga no suiraitei tekkan niseki o gekichin-su (In the Great Sea Battle between the Japanese and Russian Navies on the Night of 8 February at the Straits of Lushun, Our Illustrious Torpedo Boat Sinks Three Enemy Ships), together with a third triptych depicting another naval battle, all framed and glazed, all approx. 35cm x 70.5cm. (3)

See the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, access. no.2000.466a-c for another example of the triptych by Ikeda Terukata and the British museum, access. no.1946,0209,0.100.1-3 for another example of the print by Migita Toshihide.