Triumphal Return with Captured Goods (Gaisen shuho mono otomo), and Triumphal Return Bringing Captured Ships (Gaisen shuhosen o tomo ni tsureru), from the series Comical Art Exhibit of the Sino-Japanese War (Nissei sensô shôraku gakai)

These paired prints belong to the series Nissei sensô shôraku gakai (Comical Art Exhibit of the Sino-Japanese War), presenting satirical vignettes of soldiers returning with war spoils: one burdened with captured goods, another towing seized enemy ships. The 'shôraku gakai' framing signals operation within the ponchi-e tradition of illustrated comic prints—a form Kiyochika practiced alongside his serious war imagery. The humor derives from exaggerated scale, absurd juxtaposition, and caricatured figure types, reflecting conventions borrowed from the Western illustrated press that Kiyochika had studied through publications such as the Japan Punch. The pairing of distinct vignettes on companion sheets is characteristic of the comic series format. The seascape designation for the ship-towing image suggests a maritime setting rendered with Kiyochika's practiced hand for water and naval subjects, here deployed for comic rather than heroic effect—a tonal contrast that demonstrates the range within his engagement with Sino-Japanese War themes.