Artist: Fuen’an or Fushūken Tsuneshige (扶雲庵 / 扶桑軒 経茂) (Japanese, active 1894)

Signed: Tsuneshige (経茂)

Publisher: Inoue Kichijirō (井上吉次郎), also known as Teikadō (Japanese, active Meiji era)

Date: September 1894 (Meiji 27)

Title: The Courage and Might of Our Army Overwhelm the Fortress of Pyongyang (我軍之勇威平壌之壑ヲ奪フ — Wagagun no yūi Heijō no rui o ubau)

Media: Woodblock print (nishiki-e), ink and color on paper; Horizontal ōban triptych 37.0 × 71.5 cm (14.5 × 28.25 in); All three sheets are physically joined (glued together)

Genre: Sensō-e (戦争絵, war picture)

Collection Reference: Museum of Fine Arts, Boston (Accession No. 2000.151a–c)

This triptych illustrates the Japanese assault on Pyongyang during the First Sino-Japanese War. Japanese infantry surge across the foreground with rifles and swords, storming over the fortifications under clouds of smoke and fire. The defenders—likely Qing soldiers—are shown falling back in confusion, some collapsing into the trenches.

At the center, a commanding figure, identified as Major-General Ōshima Yoshimasa, leads the charge on horseback, signaling the momentum of the Japanese advance. The flames of artillery and bold chromatic contrasts evoke a sense of urgency and patriotic triumph. The dynamic composition is typical of sensō-e prints, combining traditional woodblock techniques with modern military themes and nationalist sentiment.