Use of Electricity during the Siege of Pyongyang

1894

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Kobayashi Kiyochika designed numerous propagandistic prints during the Sino-Japanese War of 1894–95 and, a decade later, the Russo-Japanese War. This work celebrates achievements in military technology. Japanese soldiers use electric search lights to illuminate their firing target—Chinese troops in Pyongyang, in northern Korea, which is shown ablaze in the background.

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小林清親画　「平壌攻撃電気使用之図」
Title: Use of Electricity during the Siege of Pyongyang
Artist: Kobayashi Kiyochika (Japanese, 1847–1915)
Period: Meiji period (1868–1912)
Date: 1894
Culture: Japan
Medium: Triptych of woodblock prints (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions: Image: 14 3/4 x 28 1/4 in. (37.5 x 71.8 cm)
Classification: Prints
Credit Line: Bequest of William S. Lieberman, 2005
Object Number: 2007.49.328
Curatorial Department: Asian Art

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