A Picture of the Russo-Japanese War in the Show Box Brought to the Pit: The Fierce Battle at the Fort of Shoushanbao near Liaoyang, Manchuria (Japanese Army War Hero, Lieutenant Coronel Shuta Tachibana)
March 1966

Yama o Otozureshi Nichiro Senso no Nozoki-e: Manshu Ryoyo Fukin Shuzanpo no Gekisen (Gunshin Tachibana Shuta Chusa)
[A Picture of the Russo-Japanese War in the Show Box Brought to the Pit: The Fierce Battle at the Fort of Shoushanbao near Liaoyang, Manchuria (Japanese Army War Hero, Lieutenant Coronel Shuta Tachibana)]
37.9 x 53.9 cm Painting in Watercolors and Ink

Text at the Top Right
In this battle, the Japanese and Russian armies fought a fierce battle with each other, taking and retaking the fort many times. The fort reportedly changed hands (ownership) as many as 7 times.

Text at the Top Left
An army war hero, Lieutenant Colonel Shuta Tachibana met a heroic death in this battle. After he was shot through his right arm, he killed dozens of opposing soldiers with his sword wielded in his left hand. It is said that he was like a kijin (fierce god). He died on September 1, 1904.


Translation Assisted by Mr. Nathan Johndro

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