100 - Gekkō: The Gathering of 11 Generals

Gekkō: The Gathering of 11 Generals

Here is a triptych called The Battle at Tien-Chuang-Tai: The Gathering of 11 Generals [Denshôdai no yaku, shôkô jûichimei dôsho ni kai su], and is from  May, 1895. The artist is Ogata Gekkō.

Gekkō made many prints with motives from  the Sino-Japanese war, 1894-1895, which he witnessed as a war correspondent.

According to the script, the people on this picture are Yamaji, Chūjō (Lieutenant-General); Oshima Hisanao, Shōsō (Major-General); Nozu, Taishō (Marshal); Katsura, Chūjō; Nogi, Shōsō; Nishi, Shōsō; Oshima Yoshimasa, Shōsō; Oseko, Shōsō; Kuroda, Shōsō; Oku, Chūjō; Ogawa, Shōsō.

64 - Gekkō: Carp in the Tone River

Gekkō: Carp in the Tone River

Carp in the Tone River is a print by Ogata Gekkō. It is taken from the series Famous Views and Beautiful Women.

42 - Gekkō: Monkey and the Moon Reflection

Gekkō: Monkey and the Moon Reflection

Monkey and the Moon Reflection by Ogata Gekkō is a masterpiece in its simplicity. With very subtle means, Gekkō expresses the whole character of a playing monkey. The picture is from about 1895.

15 - Gekkō: The Plum Blossoms of Kameido

Gekkō: The Plum Blossoms of Kameido
From the Series Famous Views of Flowers and Beautiful Women
1895

This is a triptych - three prints put together to create one larger picture - "The Plum Blossoms of Kameido" by Ogata Gekkō (1859-1920). The picture is from the series "Famous Views of Flowers and Beautiful Women", 1895.

Ogata Gekkō understood himself as part of the tradition of ukiyo-e, but he was very versatile and also experimented with techniques and styles not normally included in that tradition - for example lithography. He is widely underestimated, but I perceive him as one of the greatest Japanese artists of his generation.