{"product_id":"gyokusho-original-woodblock-print-yalu-river-pontoon-bridge-russo-japanese-war-1904-ls-204","title":"Gyokusho Original Woodblock Print Yalu River Pontoon Bridge Russo Japanese War 1904 LS#204","description":"\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKawabata Gyokushō (川端玉章) — 鴨緑江の架橋 (Ōryokkō no Kakyō, \"Bridge Construction on the Yalu River\") — 1904\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003eA quietly powerful and unusually lyrical woodblock print by Kawabata Gyokushō, depicting Japanese troops crossing a pontoon bridge over the Yalu River during the Russo-Japanese War of 1904–05. Where most war prints of the period favored dramatic combat scenes, Gyokushō brings the sensibility of a trained painter to the subject: the composition is dominated by the vast, mist-softened river and the bare, snow-dusted mountains of the far bank, rendered in a restrained palette of grey-green and pale ochre. Three soldiers in full field kit — orange-banded caps, blue backpacks, rifles at shoulder — stand at the near end of the pontoon bridge amid the lashed boats, gazing across toward the distant shore. A gnarled pine at right anchors the foreground. The mood is contemplative rather than triumphant, the scale of the landscape dwarfing the human figures in a way more reminiscent of classical Japanese landscape painting than of battle journalism.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"[li_\u0026amp;]:mb-0 [li_\u0026amp;]:mt-1 [li_\u0026amp;]:gap-1 [\u0026amp;:not(:last-child)_ul]:pb-1 [\u0026amp;:not(:last-child)_ol]:pb-1 list-disc flex flex-col gap-1 pl-8 mb-3\"\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eTitle:\u003c\/strong\u003e 鴨緑江の架橋 (Ōryokkō no Kakyō — \"Bridge Construction on the Yalu River\")\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eArtist:\u003c\/strong\u003e Kawabata Gyokushō (川端玉章, 1842–1913)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDate:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1904\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFormat:\u003c\/strong\u003e Oban — approximately 14\" × 9.5\" (36 × 24 cm)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003eGood; some discoloration to paper consistent with age. No tears or creases noted. Colors retain good intensity particularly in the soldier figures and foliage.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003eA distinguished example of Russo-Japanese War print production from one of the Meiji period's foremost painters — the landscape-painter's eye Gyokushō brings to this subject sets it apart from the period's typical battle imagery.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Consignment","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50626233631037,"sku":"25C*LS204","price":185.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0684\/2348\/3709\/files\/5B9E32A0-B0DD-43FD-821E-AF0B3AC88D0E.jpg?v=1755405558","url":"https:\/\/shogunsgallery.com\/products\/gyokusho-original-woodblock-print-yalu-river-pontoon-bridge-russo-japanese-war-1904-ls-204","provider":"Shogun's Gallery","version":"1.0","type":"link"}