Braving the Snow, Our Troops Capture the Stronghold at Weihaiwei (Yuki o okashite, waga gun Ikaiei no kenrui o nuku zu)

Titled in full Yuki o okashite, waga gun Ikaiei no kenrui o nuku zu — 'Braving the snow, our forces pierce the stronghold of Weihaiwei' — this nishiki-e sensō-ga depicts the same February 1895 engagement as the related Weihaiwei print and may represent a variant impression or an alternate color state from the same publishing run. The Japanese title foregrounds the dramatic narrative: troops moving through falling snow against a fortified emplacement. Kiyochika's handling of winter light distinguishes this from earlier ukiyo-e battle scenes; rather than bold color fields, he uses muted tonalities and subtle pigment gradation to evoke overcast winter conditions. The print participates in a broader wave of Meiji-period war imagery that turned the woodblock medium — already technologically threatened by photographic reproduction — toward nationalistic reportage.