Sino-Japanese and Russo-Japanese War Prints Collection, 1864-1904, bulk 1894-1895, bulk 1904
Summary Information
Abstract
At a Glance
- Bib ID:
- 10142303 View CLIO record
- Creator(s):
- Repository:
- C. V. Starr East Asian Library
- Physical Description:
- 3 Linear Feet (110 prints in 1 mapcase drawer)
- Language(s):
- Japanese .
- Access:
-
This collection is located off-site.
This collection has no restrictions.
Description
Scope and Contents
The Sino-Japanese and Russo-Japanese War Prints Collection (Nisshin Nichi-Ro sensō nishikie; 日清・日露戦争錦絵) consists of 110 nishikie prints that document the events during the First Sino-Japanese War and the Russo-Japanese War, as well as other events, dating from 1864-1904. Most of the prints were created by various late 19th Century Japanese ukiyo-e artists and mostly published in Tokyo, Japan.
Arrangement
Arranged by subject. Arranged alphabetically by the Romanized titles of the prints within each series.
- Series I: Sino-Japanese War Prints/日清戦争錦絵, 1894-1895
- Series II: Russo-Japanese War Prints/日露戦争錦絵, 1904-1905
- Series III: Other Prints, 1864-1892
Using the Collection
Conditions Governing Access
This collection is located off-site.
This collection has no restrictions.
Conditions Governing Use
Single photocopies may be made for research purposes. The C.V. Starr East Asian Library maintains ownership of the physical material only. Copyright remains with the creator and his/her heirs. The responsibility to secure copyright permission rests with the patron.
Preferred Citation
Identification of specific item; Date (if known); Sino-Japanese and Russo-Japanese War Prints Collection; Item number; C. V. Starr East Asian Library, Columbia University Library.
Related Materials
Similar collections with online contents can be found in various online databases:
Cultural Japan. Link
日清戦争錦絵美術館. Link
NDLデジタル化資料. Link
野田市立図書館所蔵資料. Link
Accruals
Materials may have been added to the collection since this finding aid was prepared. Contact starr@library.columbia.edu for more information.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
The bulk of the collection (108 prints, item 1-108) was donated, in 2008, by Alan R. Adler and Frances Beatty Adler. Four additional prints were later purchased by auction from Swann Galleries, 2013.
About the Finding Aid / Processing Information
Columbia University Libraries, C. V. Starr East Asian Library
Processing Information
Finding aid created from spreadsheet inventory by Sachie Noguchi, 2013-2018. Additional information researched and added during finding aid conversion, 2021.
Biographical / Historical
The First Sino-Japanese War was fought between China and Japan from 1894 to 1895 over territorial control of Korea, Manchuria, Taiwan, and the Yellow Sea. Japan won the war and gain control of Korea, Taiwan, and the Liaodong Peninsula.
The Russo-Japanese War was fought between Russia and Japan from 1904 to 1905 over Manchuria and Korea. Major battles took place in Liaodong province and Mukden, as well as the seas around Japan, Korea, and China. Japan won the war and Russia cedes the Guandong Leased Territory and South Sakhalin to Japan.
Subject Headings
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