Pre-WWII Manchurian Incident War Print No.10 Imperial Japanese Army Night Raid For Sale

This is an original pre-World War II Japanese military war print from the official series

“Manchurian Incident Large Battle Illustrations,” Plate No.10.

The scene depicts the night raid at Miaoxiangzhen carried out by the Shimomoto Brigade during the early phase of the Manchurian Incident (1931).

Unlike heroic propaganda imagery, this work emphasizes darkness, tension, and the quiet fear of night combat, making it a particularly powerful and atmospheric historical record.

Historical Significance

• Produced in the early 1930s as part of an official military documentation project
• Based on materials held by the Imperial Japanese Army General Staff
• Created to visually record real operations, terrain, and tactical movement rather than for decorative purposes

Artwork & Documentation

• Right margin clearly marked “Collection of the General Staff”
• Lower caption identifies the subject as
  “Night Raid at Miaoxiangzhen by the Shimomoto Brigade”
• The reverse side contains written explanations and tactical maps, summarizing:
  
• The background leading to the night assault
• Unit movements and positioning
• Terrain features and operational flow
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This makes the piece not only an artwork, but also a primary historical document illustrating how military operations were analyzed and preserved at the time.

Artist

Painted by Yoshikichi Imamura, an Imperial Japanese Army infantry officer who documented actual combat experiences through battlefield illustration.

Condition

• Approx. 305 × 225 mm
• Authentic pre-war print
• Age-related toning, stains, edge wear, and small imperfections present
• Image and text remain clearly legible

This is not a modern reproduction.

It is a genuine period print created to record real military history.

Own a tangible piece of early 20th-century history — a document that captures how war was seen, recorded, and remembered at the time.

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