Throwing Off Asia – Lesson 02

Random Sample of Russo-Japanese War Prints (Slide 01 of 20)

Getsuzô
By Destroying the Enemy Wire Entanglements [Japanese Forces] Capture the Enemy Fortress
at Nanshan (Tetsujômô o hakaishite Nanzan no tekirui o nuku)

Ukiyo-e print printed 1904 (Meiji 37), September 20. Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color
on paper. Vertical ôban triptych; 35.4 x 70.1 cm (13 15/16 x 27 5/8 in.)

Museum of Fine Arts, Boston 2000.449a-c

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Throwing Off Asia – Lesson 02
Random Sample of Russo-Japanese War Prints (Slide 02 of 20)

Watanabe Nobukazu
Illustration of Russian and Japanese Army and Navy Officers (Nichiro rikukaigunjin gakai)

Ukiyo-e print 1904 (Meiji 37), February. Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Vertical ôban triptych; 34.5 x 71.5 cm (13 9/16 x 28 1/8 in.)

Museum of Fine Arts, Boston 2000.87a-c

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Throwing Off Asia – Lesson 02
Random Sample of Russo-Japanese War Prints (Slide 03 of 20)

Ozaki Toshitane
Our Troops Occupy the Fortress at Mt. Ogon in the Battle of Port Arthur (Wagahei Ryojun
Ogonzan hôrui senryô)

Ukiyo-e print 1904 (Meiji 37). Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Vertical ôban triptych

Museum of Fine Arts, Boston 2000.108a-c

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Throwing Off Asia – Lesson 02
Random Sample of Russo-Japanese War Prints (Slide 04 of 20)

Suzuki Kason
Shedding Tears While Thinking of Her Husband in the War, Frontispiece Illustration from the
Literary Magazine Bungei Kurabu. Kuchi-e 1904 (Meiji 37), October 1

Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper 21.5 x 29.4 cm (8 7/16 x 11 9/16 in.)

Museum of Fine Arts, Boston 2000.323

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Throwing Off Asia – Lesson 02
Random Sample of Russo-Japanese War Prints (Slide 05 of 20)

Kobayashi Kiyochika
Great Battle for the Occupation of the 203-meter Hill (Dai gekisen nihyakusan kôchi senryô)

Ukiyo-e print 1905 (Meiji 38). Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Vertical ôban triptych; 35.4 x 71 cm (13 15/16 x 27 15/16 in.)

Museum of Fine Arts, Boston 2000.77a-c

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Throwing Off Asia – Lesson 02
Random Sample of Russo-Japanese War Prints (Slide 06 of 20)

Getsuzô
In the Battle of Nanshan Lieutenant Shibakawa Matasaburô Led His Men, Holding up a Rising
Sun War Fan (Nanzan no eki, chûi Shibakawa Matasaburô-kun jintô ni tachi kyokujitsu gunsen
o sasagete shisotsu o shiki su)

Ukiyo-e print 1904 (Meiji 37). Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Vertical ôban triptych; 35.9 x 70.4 cm (14 1/8 x 27 11/16 in.)

Museum of Fine Arts, Boston 2000.448a-c

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Throwing Off Asia – Lesson 02
Random Sample of Russo-Japanese War Prints (Slide 07 of 20)

Ikeda Terukata
A Great Victory for the Great Japanese Imperial Navy, Banzai! (Dai Nihon teikoku kaigun
daishôri banzai)

Ukiyo-e print 1904 (Meiji 37), April. Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Vertical ôban triptych; 35.8 x 70 cm (14 1/8 x 27 9/16 in.)

Museum of Fine Arts, Boston 2000.466a-c

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Throwing Off Asia – Lesson 02
Random Sample of Russo-Japanese War Prints (Slide 08 of 20)

Nitei
The Entrance of the Harbor at Port Arthur: A Sinking Russian Flagship (Ryojunkô Rokoku
kikan chinbotsu)

Ukiyo-e print 1904 (Meiji 37). Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Vertical ôban triptych; 35.8 x 70 cm (14 1/8 x 27 9/16 in.)

Museum of Fine Arts, Boston 2000.63a-c

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Throwing Off Asia – Lesson 02
Random Sample of Russo-Japanese War Prints (Slide 09 of 20)

Utagawa Kokunimasa
Russo-Japanese War: Great Japan Red Cross Battlefield Hospital Treating Injured (Nichiro
sensô dai Nihon Sekijûji yasenbyôin fushôsha kyûryô no zu)

Ukiyo-e print 1904 (Meiji 37), March. Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Vertical ôban triptych; 37.3 x 72 cm (14 11/16 x 28 3/8 in.)

Museum of Fine Arts, Boston 2000.367a-c

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Throwing Off Asia – Lesson 02
Random Sample of Russo-Japanese War Prints (Slide 10 of 20)

Kobayashi Kiyochika
In the Battle of Nanshan Our Troops Took Advantage of a Violent Thunderstorm and Charged
the Enemy Fortress (Jinraifûu Nanzan no eki waga gun noshite tekirui o tosshin su)

Ukiyo-e print 1904 (Meiji 37). Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Vertical ôban triptych; 35.9 x 70.2 cm (14 1/8 x 27 5/8 in.)

Museum of Fine Arts, Boston 2000.239a-c

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Throwing Off Asia – Lesson 02
Random Sample of Russo-Japanese War Prints (Slide 11 of 20)

Watanabe Nobukazu
Illustration of the Welcoming Ceremony for the Crew Members of the Battleships Nisshin and
Kasuga at Hibiya Park (Hibiya kôen Nisshin Kasuga ryôkan kaikôin kangeishiki no zu)

Ukiyo-e print 1904 (Meiji 37), February. Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Vertical ôban triptych; 35.5 x 70 cm (14 x 27 9/16 in.)

Museum of Fine Arts, Boston 2000.527a-c

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Throwing Off Asia – Lesson 02
Random Sample of Russo-Japanese War Prints (Slide 12 of 20)

Kôkyo
Outside Port Arthur, Our Death-defying Naval Squads, in Scrapped Vessels Disguised as
Warships and Under a Shower of Bullets, Bravely Destroyed their Ships to Block the Entrance
of the Harbor--In the Gray Dawn, February 25, 1904

Ukiyo-e print 1904 (Meiji 37). Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Vertical ôban triptych; 35.8 x 70.3 cm (14 1/8 x 27 11/16 in.)

Museum of Fine Arts, Boston 2000.67a-c

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Throwing Off Asia – Lesson 02
Random Sample of Russo-Japanese War Prints (Slide 13 of 20)

Migita Toshihide
Lieutenant Commander Yamanaka, Chief Gunner of Our Ship Fuji, Fights Fiercely in the Naval
Battle at the Entrance to Port Arthur (Ryojunkô no kaisen ni waga Fuji hôjutsuchô Yamanaka
shôsa funsen)

Ukiyo-e print 1904 (Meiji 37), March. Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Vertical ôban triptych; 35.8 x 70.1 cm (14 1/8 x 27 5/8 in.)

Museum of Fine Arts, Boston 2000.75a-c

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Throwing Off Asia – Lesson 02
Random Sample of Russo-Japanese War Prints (Slide 14 of 20)

Artist unknown
The Battle of Japan and Russia at Port Arthur--Hurrah for Great Japan and its Great Victory
(Nichiro Ryojunkô no gekisen--Dai Nihon dai shôri banzai)

Ukiyo-e print 1904 (Meiji 37). Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Vertical ôban triptych

Museum of Fine Arts, Boston 2000.356a-c

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Throwing Off Asia – Lesson 02
Random Sample of Russo-Japanese War Prints (Slide 15 of 20)

Kobayashi Kiyochika
Navy Commander Hirose Takeo (Kaigun chûsa Hirose Takeo-kun)

Ukiyo-e print 1904 (Meiji 37). Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Vertical ôban triptych; 34.6 x 69 cm (13 5/8 x 27 3/16 in.)

Museum of Fine Arts, Boston 2000.542a-c

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Throwing Off Asia – Lesson 02
Random Sample of Russo-Japanese War Prints (Slide 16 of 20)

Suzuki Kason
Torn Between Two Lovers

Kuchi-e 1904 (Meiji 37), summer. Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper 21.5 x 27
cm (8 7/16 x 10 5/8 in.)

Museum of Fine Arts, Boston 2000.58

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Throwing Off Asia – Lesson 02
Random Sample of Russo-Japanese War Prints (Slide 17 of 20)

Utagawa Kokunimasa
Telegraphic Record of the Russo-Japanese War: On the Ice of Lake Baikal in Russia, a Steam
Locomotive and Its Cars Sank, Killing Tens of Officers and Soldiers. Russia's Transport
Capacity Was Greatly Damaged.

Ukiyo-e print 1904 (Meiji 37), March. Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Vertical ôban triptych; 36.4 x 70.3 cm (14 5/16 x 27 11/16 in.)

Museum of Fine Arts, Boston 2000.68a-c

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Throwing Off Asia – Lesson 02
Random Sample of Russo-Japanese War Prints (Slide 18 of 20)

Migita Toshihide
News of Russo-Japanese Battles: Superior Private Ôhashi Keikichi of the Imperial Guard
Infantry (Nichiro kôsen kibun: Konoe hohei jôtôhei Ôhashi Keikichi)

Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper

1904 (Meiji 37). Vertical ôban triptych; 37.5 x 73.2 cm (14 3/4 x 28 13/16 in.)

Museum of Fine Arts, Boston 2000.59a-c

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Throwing Off Asia – Lesson 02
Random Sample of Russo-Japanese War Prints (Slide 19 of 20)

Itô Seisai
Russo-Japanese War: Brocade Pictures No. 7 (Nichiro kôsen nishiki-e shichi)

Ukiyo-e print 1904 (Meiji 37). Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Vertical ôban triptych; 35.6 x 69.4 cm (14 x 27 5/16 in.)

Museum of Fine Arts, Boston 2000.464a-c

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Throwing Off Asia – Lesson 02
Random Sample of Russo-Japanese War Prints (Slide 20 of 20)

Rosetsu
Illustration of the Great Naval Battle at the Harbor Entrance to Port Arthur in the Russo-
Japanese War (Nichiro Ryojunkô daikaisen no zu)

Ukiyo-e print 1904 (Meiji 37), printed February 13, published February 16. Woodblock print
(nishiki-e); ink and color on paper Vertical ôban triptych; 35.2 x 70 cm (13 7/8 x 27 9/16 in.)

Museum of Fine Arts, Boston 2000.73a-c

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