Massacres in Manchuria: Sino-Japanese War Prints, 1894–1895 by Jack Hunter

A richly illustrated survey of senso-e (war pictures) produced during the First Sino-Japanese War of 1894–1895 — Japan's first modern overseas military conflict. An estimated 3,000 prints were created in just ten months as dozens of artists, from the celebrated to the obscure, rushed to document the campaign from news reports sent back from the front. The triptych format predominated for battle scenes. Featuring over 200 rare prints by Kiyochika, Gekko, Toshihide, Toshikata, Nobukazu, Chikanobu, Ginko, and others, this volume documents what was briefly a remarkable revival of the ukiyo-e tradition at the moment of its impending eclipse by photography and lithography.

• Title: Massacres in Manchuria
• Subtitle: Sino-Japanese War Prints, 1894–1895
• Author: Jack Hunter
• Publisher: Korero Press / Korero Books
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• Format: Softcover
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• Illustrations: Over 200 color reproductions of woodblock prints
• ISBN-13: 978-1840683172
• Language: English
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• Series: Ukiyo-e Master Series, Volume 13
• Condition: Very Good
• Notes: Cover shows a senso-e war print in expressionistic style with Japanese soldier and explosion. Publisher confirmed as Korero; publication year not confirmed from cover — verify in hand.
• Contents: Introduction / The Clash / [print reproductions by Kiyochika, Gekko, Toshihide, Toshikata, Nobukazu, Chikanobu, Ginko, and others]
• Description: A richly illustrated survey of senso-e (war pictures) produced during the First Sino-Japanese War of 1894–1895 — Japan's first modern overseas military conflict. An estimated 3,000 prints were created in just ten months as dozens of artists, from the celebrated to the obscure, rushed to document the campaign from news reports sent back from the front. The triptych format predominated for battle scenes. Featuring over 200 rare prints by Kiyochika, Gekko, Toshihide, Toshikata, Nobukazu, Chikanobu, Ginko, and others, this volume documents what was briefly a remarkable revival of the ukiyo-e tradition at the moment of its impending eclipse by photography and lithography.