Object Details
- Label
- This print is a fine example of the work of Adachi Ginko, an artist of the Sino-Japanese War about whom little is known. Here his probable stylistic training in Kabuki theater prints is apparent in the beautifully graded black clouds and subtle monochromatic landscape that provide a backdrop for the dramatic confrontation. In a dramatic pose reminiscent of those struck by Kabuki actors, a Japanese commander on horseback leads his troops against a band of fleeing Chinese soldiers.
- Provenance
- From the 1960s to 1999
- Elizabeth D. Woodbury, Japan and Alexandria, VA, purchased in Japan in the 1960s [1]
- From 1999
- Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, given by Elizabeth D. Woodbury in 1999
- Notes:
- [1] According to Provenance Remark 1 in the object record.
- Collection
- National Museum of Asian Art Collection
- Previous custodian or owner
- Elizabeth D. Woodbury
- Data Source
- Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
- Artist
- Adachi Ginko 安達吟光 (active 1874-1897)
- Date
- October 1895
- Period
- Meiji era
- Credit Line
- Gift--the Elizabeth D. Woodbury collection of prints from Meiji Japan
- Medium
- Ink and color on paper
- Dimensions
- H x W (image): 36 x 72 cm (14 3/16 x 28 3/8 in)
- Type
