Japanese prints depicting First Sino-Japanese War
Painted woodcut prints depicting events in the First Sino-Japanese War, which China's Quing Daynasty waged against Japan for control of Korea as a vassel state.
Translation below, provided by Seunghun Julio Lee,
Assistant Professor of Linguistics and TESOL in the English depar...
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Date: | 1895 |
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Dimensions: | 12 x 17.5 cm |
Call Number: | Am .86501 |
Format: | Electronic |
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Copyright: | Please contact Historical Society of Pennsylvania Rights and Reproductions (rnr@hsp.org) |
Online Access: | https://digitallibrary.hsp.org/index.php/Detail/objects/12989 |
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Painted woodcut prints depicting events in the First Sino-Japanese War, which China's Quing Daynasty waged against Japan for control of Korea as a vassel state. Translation below, provided by Seunghun Julio Lee, Assistant Professor of Linguistics and TESOL in the English department at Central Connecticut State University: 0 경성소전지도 a painting of a small battle in Seoul (Kyeongseong) 1 오오토리공사담판지도 a painting of negotiations by Commander Ōtori Ōtori Kensuke was the commander of the Japanese forces in Korea 2 마츠자키대위용전지도 a painting of a battle where Captain Matsuzaki bravely fought 松崎直臣(まつざき なおおみ) Matsuzaki Noomi was a captain 3 풍도해전지도 a painting of the battle of Pungdo Pungdo is an island offshore of Asan, Chungcheongnamdo, Korea 4 아산점령지도 a painting of the occupation of Asan 5 아군경성(니)개선지도 a painting of our troop entering Seoul after winning the battle 6 히로시마대본영어도착도 a painting of the arrival of the emperor at the Imperial General Headquarters in Hiroshima 7 웨이하이웨이포격(노)도 a painting of canon attacks on Weihaiwei Weihaiwei (the Weihai Garrison) is a name when the Weihai city, a city in the Shandong province, was part of the British leased territory between 1898 and 1930. 8 평양대전지도 a painting of the great battle in Pyeonyang Pyeongyang is a city in the northern Korea 9 대본영지도 a painting of the Imperial General Headquarters 10 찌우리엔성승취(노)도 a painting of the battle win in Jiuliancheng (Jiulian castle) The battle of Jiuliancheng is also known as the battle of the Yalu river 11 펑황성도주(노)도 a painting of the esacpe from the Fenghuangcheng (Fenghuang castle) A city in the Liaodong Peninsula, 80 km north-west of Jiuliancheng. 12 하이양도대격전지도 a painting of the battle of Haiyang Island 13 찐쪼우성아군대승리 a great vitory of our tropp at Jinzhoucheng (Jinzhou castle) Jinzhou is a city in the Liadong peninsula 14 계월판 an edition published in the eighth month of the lunar calendar   |
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