Author: War artists; Sino-Japanese war. Mizuno Toshikata.
Title: [Dainipponteikoku banbanzai : Seikan Shugeki Wa-gun Taisho Nozu?].
Description: Akiyama Buemon 1894 Woodcut triptych 33x70cm, the three sheets joined and laid down. A bit marked and grubby. ¶ This is the first time, as far as I know, that war artists and journalists became stars of senso-e: war prints. I can't read the names of the two artists portrayed here but of course the best war artists never went near a war. I found no suggestion that Toshikata ever left his studio.

Keywords: graphic art woodcuts c19th Japan military senso-e war prints meiji