Use of Electricity during the Siege of Pyongyang

Use of Electricity during the Siege of Pyongyang

Kobayashi Kiyochika

An item at Metropolitan Museum of Art

Kobayashi Kiyochika designed numerous propagandistic prints during the Sino-Japanese War of 1894–95 and, a decade later, the Russo-Japanese War. This work celebrates achievements in military technology. Japanese soldiers use electric search lights to illuminate their firing target—Chinese troops in Pyongyang, in northern Korea, which is shown ablaze in the background.

Asian Art

An exhibit at Metropolitan Museum of Art

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