Comments - Handsome triptych depicting a scene from the Battle of Haicheng during the Sino-Japanese War. Meiji Imperial troops are positioned on a hilltop, firing cannons across the valley at the enemy. A Major-General Oshima sits on horseback at right, watching the progress of the battle, surrounded by several officers. Below troops head out across the snowy landscape, a bugler in the rear sounding the attack. Three large bare trees, their trunks covered with snow, dominate the composition, and the cold gray colors invoke the bleakness of the bitter setting. A terrific image with touches of embossing in the piles of snow at bottom center. The Boston Museum of Fine Arts has this image in its collection.

Artist - Beisaku (1864 - 1903)

Image Size - 13 5/8" x 27 3/4" + margins

Condition - With excellent color and detail. Three panels, not attached at the seams. Lightly toned at edges with one vertical crease in center panel. Faint spotting and soiling in subject with a couple small holes in margins. Please see photos for details. Nice overall.