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What is the title and who is the artist of this warprint

Hi, This print is in the collection of the Museum of Fine Arts Boston https://collections.mfa.org/objects/129965/the-imperial-navy-wins-a-major-victory-in-a-great-naval-batt?ctx=c68c0431-bd49-46e6-81b9-70ea0c80707a&idx=0
The Imperial Navy Wins a Major Victory in a Great Naval Battle off Takushan (Daikosan oki daikaisen teikoku kaigun daishôri)

「大狐山沖大海戰帝国海軍大勝利」Kuniomi (Japanese, active 1894)
Publisher: Ozeki Iwakichi (Japanese)JapaneseMeiji era1894 (Meiji 27), printed September, published October

Thank you Irwin!

大孤山沖大海戦
帝國海軍大勝利
東洋第一七千トン大軍艦清國鎭鎭遠号我
松島艦ノ為ノ撃破スル圖
The Great Naval Battle off Daiko Island
A Major Victory for the Imperial Japanese Navy
A Drawing Depicting the Sinking of the Qing Dynasty Warship Zhenyuan, the largest 7,000-Ton Vessel from the East, by Our Warship Matsushima.

Signature,
國臣画　Kuniomi ga - Painted by Kuniomi

Baidō Kuniomi 梅堂國臣　
He is known as an artist of the Utagawa school.
Active in the 1890s.

With regards,
I.Nagy

Thank you!

The Boston MFA has your print. See the link below:

https://collections.mfa.org/objects/129965

More information here:

https://visualizingcultures.mit.edu/throwing_off_asia_02/visnav_ii_e.html

Cheers,
Stan

URL Title :Great Naval Battle off Takushan

Thanks!

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