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During the Explosion of the Fukui-maru, One of the Vessels in the Second Port Arthur Blockading Squadron, Commander Hirose Moved his Subordinates into a Lifeboat, but Returned Alone to Search for His Chief Warrant Officer; the Ship Began Taking on Water and as Hirose was Returning to the Lifeboat, His Life was Taken by an Enemy Shell; a Remaining Fragment of Flesh Fell into the Boat, from the series “Illustrated Reports on the Russo-Japanese War”

Date
1904
made in
Tokyo, Japan, Asia
Classification
Prints
Collection
Asian Art
Current Location
Not on view
Dimensions
sheet: 10 13/16 × 16 1/2 in. (27.5 × 41.9 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Charles A. Lowenhaupt
Rights
Public Domain
Object Number
380:2010

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