Senso-e: Scenes of War
Senso-e, literally "war pictures," presented imagined scenes of battle during the Sino-Japanese War (1894-1895) and Russo-Japanese War (1904-1905). These prints fulfilled a pseudo-journalistic function as well as a sensational one, serving as a nationalistic propaganda platform. Ronin Gallery is pleased to present a selection of senso-e triptychs by Meiji-period artists such as Kiyochika, Gekko, and Toshikata. Most of these artists never actually witnessed the war, freeing them to imagine the glory of military victory apart from the harsh reality of war.
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Gekko
Greeting the Carriage of His Imperial Majesty and Commander-in-Chief
JPR-210362
Gekko
Picture of Captain Osawa and Six Others, the Seven-man Suicide Squad from the Warship Yaeyama, Pushing Forward in Rongcheng Bay
JPR-210348
Gekko
General Odera Attacking the Hundred Foot Cliff with All His Might
JPR-210350
Gekko
Popular Viewing of the Captured Chinese Warship Chenyuen
JPR-210355
Gekko
Illustration of the Hard Fight at Fenghuangcheng
JPR-210352
Gekko
Colonel Sato Charges at the Enemy Using the Regimental Flag as a Crutch in the Fierce Battle of Newchang
JPR-210351
Gekko
Sino-Japanese War: Japanese Military Might Captures Pyongyang
JPR-210349
Cavalry Scouting the Battery at Port Arthur from Tucheng
JP-96288
Beisaku
Heroic Fight of the Scout Lt. Takenouchi at Chung-Hua
JP-96275
Kiyochika
Defying a Shower of Bullets, He, Alone, Opened Hyonmu Gate
JP-96260
A Great Victory: Our Cavalry Driving Back Enemies at Sandaishi and Infantry Occupying Fenghuangcheng
JP2199
Gekko
The Naval Battle and Capture of Haiyang Island
JP-96290
Gekko
Great Victory of the Japanese Army at the Battle of Pyongyang (Heijo)
JP-96252
Toshikata
The Bravery of Captain Matsuzaki in the Fierce Fighting at the Ford of Ansong
JP-100279
Kokunimasa (aka Kunimasa V)
Great Victory of the Imperial Navy at the Great Pitched Battle off Takushan
JP-96268
Kiyochika
Hurrah for the Great Victory of the Navy of Great Japan at the Naval Battle of Incheon between Japan and Russia
JP1-51188
Yoshikage II
Japanese Great Victory Over Phoenix Castle
JP-96278
