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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Echoes of One Hand Clapping Picturing Sound in Asian Art

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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
prints, japanese printmaking styles, oban, woodblock prints
Materials
oban, color, paper, ink
Techniques
woodcut (process)
Subject
battles, soldiers, fires, men, figures (representations)

–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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