Victory in the Sino-Japanese War

Artist: Kubota Beisen, Japanese, 1852–1906
Period: Meiji period, 1868–1912
Date: 1894–95
Material: Triptych of hanging scrolls; ink and color on silk
made in: Japan, Asia
Classification: Paintings
Collection: Asian Art
Current Location: Not on view
Dimensions: image (each): 43 3/4 in. x 17 in. (111.1 x 43.2 cm)
scroll (each): 77 1/4 x 21 5/8 in. (196.2 x 54.9 cm)
overall width: 24 in. (61 cm)
Credit Line: Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Charles A. Lowenhaupt
Rights: Public Domain
Object Number: 256:2014a-c

- 2014
Hoshino Art Gallery (Hoshino Keizō), Kyoto, Japan [1]

2014
Peter Ujlaki, Ashiya, Japan, purchased from Hoshino Art Gallery [2]

2014
Mr. and Mrs. Charles A. Lowenhaupt, St. Louis, MO, USA, purchased from Peter Ujlaki [3]

2014 -
Saint Louis Art Museum, given by Mr. and Mrs. Charles A. Lowenhaupt [4]

Notes:
[1] This triptych of hanging scrolls was exhibited at Hoshino Art Gallery, Kyoto, Japan from November 5–December 6, 2014, and published in the accompanying catalogue. See Hoshino Keizō and Hoshino Mamiko, eds., Meiji Nihonga no kisai: Kubota Beisen isaku ten, Wasurerareta gaka shirizu, no. 35 (Kyoto: Hoshino garō, 2014), p. 43, cat. no. 41 (color illustrations).

[2] Invoice from Peter Ujlaki dated December 14, 2014 [SLAM document files].

[3] See note [2].

[4] Deed of Gift dated December 29, 2014 [SLAM document files]. Minutes of the Collections Committee of the Board of Trustees, Saint Louis Art Museum, March 3, 2015.

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