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TOSHIKATA, Mizuno  (1866 - 1908)		'Captain Higuchi' Higuchi Taii
		Signed:                     motome ni ojite (by request) Toshikata, with seal Toshikata Publisher:                Sekiguchi Masajiro Date:                         April 1895 Size:                          oban triptych (c. 36. 5 x 70. 5 cms / 14 3/8" x 27 3/4" overall);                                    three separate sheets Condition: Fine impression and color, side margins slightly trimmed, else generally fine condition. GOFUN manually applied for the depiction of snowflakes. Album backing. ref. no.:  # 601803 Price:  € 250.00

Captain Higuchi having rescued an abandoned Chinese child from the snow is seen with the child in his arms, commanding his soldiers who have just reached the top of the hill to rush forward and attack Chinese soldiers advancing from the left. For more background information, pls. see the entry in "In Battle's Light" (below). The same occurence is depicted in a print by Migita TOSHIHIDE (no. 31 in 'Battle's Light'). Reference: - E. de Sabato Swinton, "In Battle's Light"; Worcester Art Museum, Massachusetts; 1991; cat. no. #45.

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