「日本万歳 百撰百笑」「支那土産 骨皮道人」

This woodblock print belongs to the series Nihon Banzai: Hyakusen Hyakushō (Japan Hurrah: One Hundred Selections, One Hundred Laughs), a collection of political caricatures Kiyochika produced during the First Sino-Japanese War (1894–1895) under the pen name Kotsuhi Dōjin (Bones-and-Skin Hermit). The subtitle 'Shina miyage' (Chinese Souvenirs) suggests a satirical treatment of goods, prisoners, or trophies brought back from the Chinese front, framing the war's material gains through comedic exaggeration. Departing from his celebrated atmospheric light pictures, Kiyochika employed in this series bold outlines, flat color passages, and exaggerated caricature figures consistent with popular newspaper illustration and comic-print traditions. The [nishiki-e](/glossary/nishiki-e) format allowed for multiple carved blocks and a limited but expressive palette. This print exemplifies the series' use of irony and wordplay — a form of visual pun rooted in kabuki humor and sharebon wit — to cast Chinese forces as pitiable and the Japanese campaign as triumphant.