Great Victory for the Japanese Navy in the Yellow Sea, Image 4 (Kôkai ni okeru waga gun no Taishô: Dai yon zu), Meiji period, dated 1894

A second impression of the fourth print in Kiyochika's Yellow Sea naval battle series, dated 1894, documenting the Imperial Japanese Navy's engagement against the Chinese Beiyang Fleet during the First Sino-Japanese War. Comparison between multiple impressions of the same composition reveals variations in ink saturation, bokashi gradations, and color registration that distinguish early from later print runs—details of particular interest to collectors. Kiyochika's handling of cannon smoke and ocean spray in these naval prints draws on his earlier experiments with atmospheric diffusion in his Meiji Tokyo series, adapted here to express the drama of modern ironclad warfare. The print was likely produced by one of several Osaka or Tokyo publishers competing to satisfy public demand for battle imagery during the conflict.