{"product_id":"sino-japanese-war-cristina-berna-9784933076172","title":"Sino-Japanese War","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe First Sino-Japanese War (25 July 1894 - 17 April 1895), or the First China-Japan War, was a conflict between the Qing dynasty of China and the Empire of Japan primarily over influence in Korea. In Chinese it is commonly known as the Jiawu War.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAfter more than six months of unbroken successes by Japanese land and naval forces and the loss of the ports of L?shunkou (Port Arthur) and Weihaiwei, the Qing government sued for peace in February 1895 and signed the unequal Treaty of Shimonoseki two months later, ending the war.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe woodblock prints depicting this war fall between the great masters Hiroshige and Hokusai and others at the end of the Tokugawa Period and those of the \u003cem\u003eShin hanga - new print\u003c\/em\u003e period and thereby cast important light on the artistic development of woodblock printing in Meiji Japan and thus complement the authors  previous books. They are war prints, \u003cem\u003enishiki-e\u003c\/em\u003e, a new and special category of ukiyo-e prints. The prints are also important documentation of this military conflict and of how the Japanese artists viewed it, how they presented it to the public.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe prints are by a diverse number of artists with different styles.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe authors hope the reader will enjoy the selection of artists and their works.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Cristina Berna, Eric Thomsen\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 4933076170\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9784933076172\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Missys Clan\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/26\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 146\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.39lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.34d","brand":"Cristina Berna","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46807228219647,"sku":"9784933076172","price":49.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_ff031bde-340f-4558-83f7-c0a233ab64d5.jpg?v=1745378883","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/sino-japanese-war-cristina-berna-9784933076172","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}