Russian—Japanese War: Sport of Russian Prisoners in the 'Higashi Honganji' Quarter, Nagoya, Japan

1904-05

During the Russian-Japanese War, captured Russian soldiers are made to dance for Japanese commanders as a way of making sport of the prisoners' compromising situation as POWs. The Japanese army went on to win the war.

Artist unknown, Japanese

Publisher: Ogawa Isshin (Japanese, 1860–1929) Japanese : Late Meiji era Place of Creation: Japan

MEDIUM/TECHNIQUE

Collotype; ink on card stock

DIMENSIONS

Overall: 8.8 x 13.8 cm (3 7/16 x 5 7/16 in.)

CREDIT LINE

Leonard A. Lauder Collection of Japanese Postcards

ACCESSION NUMBER

2002.3282

NOT ON VIEW

COLLECTIONS

Asia, Prints and Drawings

CLASSIFICATIONS

Postcards