DETAILS
- Artist
- Kobayashi Kiyochika
- Date
- 1894
- Medium
- Color woodblock print; two sheets from oban triptych
- Location
- Art Institute of Chicago
- Collection
- Arts of Asia
- Culture
- Japan
- Credit line
- Mr. and Mrs. Hubert Fischer Fund
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The full narration walks you through The Naval Battle of Pungdo in Korea (Chosen Hoto kaisen no zu) — the story behind it, the details most visitors miss, and why it matters. Free in the Art Whisper app.
THE ARTIST
Kobayashi Kiyochika
Kobayashi Kiyochika captured Japan's dramatic modernization through his innovative woodblock prints, blending traditional ukiyo-e with Western light and shadow.
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Frauenkopf vor Sonnenblumen
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Aha oe feii? (What! Are You Jealous?)
Paul Gauguin · 1894 · Art Institute of Chicago
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The Sofa
Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec · 1894 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art
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Camille Pissarro · 1894 · Art Institute of Chicago
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John Singer Sargent · 1895 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art
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The Child's Bath
Mary Cassatt · 1893 · Art Institute of Chicago
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Edvard Munch · 1893 · Munch Museum
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Alfred Sisley · 1896 · Art Institute of Chicago