「日本万歳 百撰百笑」「人間の皮剥 骨皮道人」

A second variant impression of 'Ningen no kawahagi' (人間の皮剥, 'Skinning Humans') from 'Nihon Banzai! Hyakusen Hyakushō.' The survival of three or more impressions of this sheet within the series — distinguishable by variations in pigment palette, color saturation, or keyblock condition — reflects intense production demand during and immediately after the First Sino-Japanese War (1894–95). Woodblock prints in this period were frequently reissued with revised pigment choices or replacement keyblocks to meet sustained commercial interest. The satirical conceit, using the language of butchery to deflate Qing military pretensions, proved popular enough to warrant multiple press runs. Kiyochika's willingness to work in this coarse propagandistic mode under the Kokkepidōjin pen name demonstrates his commercial versatility across very different print registers.