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Naval Officers Discussing Strategy to be Used in the War against China

Mizuno Toshikata

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Color woodblock print. Eight men sitting around a table on the deck of a ship. The table is teal-colored and rectangular. Seven men are wearing navy blue military-style jackets and white pants; one man wears a white uniform. The man on the left side of the table wears a white uniform with a navy blue stripe on the sleeve and a navy hat; he has a mustache. The man facing him wears a navy jacket and hat. The man on the far right wears a navy jacket and hat; his back is to the viewer. The men are looking at the man in the white uniform. The deck is wooden and light-colored. There is a large cannon on the left. The background shows the ocean, a ship's mast with ropes, and mountains. The sky is light-colored with clouds. There is a white rectangle with black Japanese characters in the top right corner. The artist's signature is in the bottom left corner.

Artwork Details

Date
September 1894
Medium
Triptych of woodblock prints (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Culture
Japan
Dimensions
600 × 340 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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