Artist: Harada Kōkyo (1863–1925)
Title: Our Destroyers Hayatori and Asagiri Sinking Enemy Warships at Port Arthur during a Great Snowstorm at 3:00 a.m. on February 14, 1904
Date: February 1904
Edition: Likely Early Ed. triptych, 3 sheets approximately 14.5 x 9.5 each
Sig./Seal: Harada Kōkyo seal, Publisher: Matsuki Heikichi seals in left margin
Condition: Vivid colors, paper clean and supple, even slight mellow toning, partially trimmed margins
P40516    $450.00
 
Our Destroyers Hayatori and Asagiri Sinking Enemy Warships at Port Arthur during a Great Snowstorm at 3:00 a.m. on February 14, 1904
Our destroyers or torpedo boat hunters Hayatori and Asagiri destroy enemy ships during a snowstorm in Port Arthur. The large Russian warship is sunk by two smaller Japanese ships on the front and background; all against a dark night, air laden with sea spray and ablaze in orange, finished with snowflakes over the entire scene.