Description:
vertical ōban triptych; nishiki-e; sensō-ga
Label Text:
This print is signed in black at lower-right of the right panel, "Getsuzō," directly above the artist's seal in red, which reads "Ensei." The publisher's inscription can be found printed vertically descending on the left margin of the left panel, identifying the publisher as Matsuki Heikichi and the precise date of publication as September 20, 1904 (Meiji 37).
A translation of the narrative inscription, written in the cartouche to the left of the title, has been provided by the Boston Museum of Fine Arts (cf. 2000.449a-c):
"The enemy tried with all their power to fend off our advancing 4th Brigade. Our brave, death-defying corps of engineers, with the responsibility for cutting the wire entanglements charged forward. Alternately advancing and lying down on their stomachs, they gradually reached the wire. Crawling to avoid bullets overhead, they carried out their work and finally succeeded in cutting a way in. Their bravery and courage truly merit a special mention in our war chronicle."
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