Major General Ôdera Fighting Bravely at the Hundred Foot Cliff near Weihaiwei (Ikaiei hyakusekigaishô ni Ôdera shôshô funsen su)

This print depicts Major General Ōdera Yasuzumi's actions near Weihaiwei during the winter campaign of January–February 1895, when Japanese forces besieged and captured the Chinese Northern Fleet's main base. The Hundred Foot Cliff (hyakusekigaishi) describes a specific terrain feature in the assault, and Kiyochika places Ōdera in a composition emphasizing vertical drama—the general's figure against the steep coastal escarpment, likely with sea and smoke visible beyond. Battle prints of this type required Kiyochika to combine his atmospheric skills, particularly in rendering coastal winter light and gunsmoke, with the narrative demands of military commemoration. The Weihaiwei victory effectively ended Chinese naval resistance and was widely celebrated in Japanese print culture as a decisive operational achievement.