Kabayama Chujo furu yumo shin no zu|Vice Admiral Kabayama Advancing Bravely and Heartily
1894
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From the collection of Metropolitan Museum of Art
1894
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From the collection of Metropolitan Museum of Art
This print shows two men on a ship’s deck. One is a sailor leaning over a railing, looking down. The other is a naval officer in a dark uniform, pointing toward an explosion in the water. The sky is light, the waves are rough, and ships are burning in the background. The officer’s posture suggests he’s giving an order. The text at the top names him Kabayama Chujo, a real admiral in the Japanese navy. Look up Mizuno Toshikata to see how he blended Western-style prints with Japanese art.
