Great Sea Battles of Japan

Japan

Meiji period (1868-1912), About 1900

  • Titles Great Sea Battles of Japan (Proper)
  • Artist Japan
  • Medium ink and color on paper (triptych)
  • Dimensions 14 × 28 1/2 in. (35.6 × 72.4 cm) sheet (a): 14 × 9 5/16 in. (35.6 × 23.7 cm) image (a): 14 × 9 15/16 in. (35.6 × 25.2 cm) sheet (b): 14 × 9 1/4 in. (35.6 × 23.5 cm) image (b): 13 5/16 × 9 1/4 in. (33.8 × 23.5 cm) sheet (c): 14 × 9 in. (35.6 × 22.9 cm) sheet (c): 14 × 9 3/8 in. (35.6 × 23.8 cm)
  • Credit Line Collection of the Art Fund, Inc. at the Birmingham Museum of Art; Gift of Dr. John E. Schloder in memory of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Weldon, AFI.87.2014a-c
  • Work Type woodblock prints
  • Classification Prints

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