

Naval Officers Discussing Strategy to be Used in the War against China
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
- Museum record:
- View original
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