Majors Imada and Yasumitsu, from the series Mirror of Army and Navy Heroes (Rikkai gunjin kômyô kagami)

This print from Mirror of Army and Navy Heroes presents two officers, Majors Imada and Yasumitsu, in a dual-portrait format that was common in the hero-commemoration genre. The pairing on a single sheet allowed publishers to double the commemorative content while maintaining the oban format. Both figures would likely appear in service dress or field uniform, positioned against a background suggestive of their theater of operations. Kiyochika brought greater pictorial ambition to the genre than many contemporaries, integrating atmospheric backgrounds and specific incident rather than relying on plain grounds or patterned fields. The series as a whole encompassed both army and navy officers, reflecting the public's equal fascination with land campaigns and the naval engagements that secured Japanese control of the Yellow Sea.