General Nogi Russo-Japanese War.
Large wall hanging six feet six inches long.
A poem with various signatures (unknown) dated 1906, together with a cartoon drawing of General Nogi on horseback all within a gilt embossed rectangular frame.
An approximate translation reads.
Mountains and streams
Trees and plants more and more desolate
Bloody winds from afar
Battlefield again a military horse stands still
A man is silent
Standing outside of Kinshu
This is an adaption of the poem KINSHU-JO by Nagi Maresuke.
General Nogi captured 203 Meter Hill overlooking Port Arthur in December 1905, bombarded and destroyed the Russian Fleet with 11" howitzers.
The mournful tone of the poem reflects the fact that eight thousand Japanese soldiers lost their lives on the hill including Gen Nogi's son.
Both General Nogi and his wife commited Hara-Kiri when the Emperor Meiji died in 1912.
