Mr. Onoguchi Tokuji Destroying the Gate at Jinzhoucheng (Onoguchi Tokuji-shi Kinshūjōmon o hasai suru no zu 小埜口德次氏破碎金州城門之圖)
Mr. Onoguchi Tokuji Destroying the Gate at Jinzhoucheng (Onoguchi Tokuji-shi Kinshūjōmon o hasai suru no zu 小埜口德次氏破碎金州城門之圖)

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Mr. Onoguchi Tokuji Destroying the Gate at Jinzhoucheng (Onoguchi Tokuji-shi Kinshūjōmon o hasai suru no zu 小埜口德次氏破碎金州城門之圖),

1894 [Meiji 27]

Kobayashi Kiyochika 小林清親, 1847–1915
Published by Matsuki Heikichi 松木平吉
Japanese
Meiji era, 1868–1912
2008-122 a-c
During the Sino-Japanese War (1894–95), after infantry attempts to breach or scale the walls and gates at Jinzhou Fortress failed, a company of engineers in the Second Army was assigned the task of breaking through. On November 6, 1894, the engineers, including Private Onoguchi Tokuji (1866–1908), used explosive guncotton to blow the outer gate, only to discover a second defense. Under great peril, they proceeded to breach the inner gateway, permitting their forces to seize the fortress. In this illustrated news report, the sound of the blast is captured in a blaze of light and flying debris.

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Title
Mr. Onoguchi Tokuji Destroying the Gate at Jinzhoucheng (Onoguchi Tokuji-shi Kinshūjōmon o hasai suru no zu 小埜口德次氏破碎金州城門之圖)
Dates

1894 [Meiji 27]

Maker
Kobayashi Kiyochika 小林清親
Published by Matsuki Heikichi 松木平吉
Medium
Woodblock print (ōban tate-e triptych, glued together); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
each sheet: 34.9 x 23.5 cm. (13 3/4 x 9 1/4 in.) overall: 34.9 x 70.3 cm. (13 3/4 x 27 11/16 in.)
Credit Line
Allen R. Adler, Class of 1967, Japanese Print Collection
Object Number
2008-122 a-c
Place Made

Asia, Japan

Signatures
Signed: Kiyochika 清親
Inscription
小埜口德次氏破碎金州城門之圖 (Onoguchi Tokuji-shi Kinshûjômon o hasai suru no zu)
Marks/Labels/Seals
Artist’s seal: “Kiyochika” 清親 red sq. relief seal
Culture
Japanese
Period
Meiji
Type
japanese printmaking styles, woodblock prints, oban, prints
Materials
ink, paper, oban, color
Techniques
woodcut (process)
Subject
men, figures (representations), battles, fires, soldiers

–2008 Collection of Ruth Leserman (Los Angeles, CA) and Allen R. Adler (New York, NY), co-ownership. 2008 Allen R. Adler (New York, NY), by gift to the Princeton University Art Museum, 2008.

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