Urashima [upper], and Souvenirs from a Chinese Restaurant (Shina oryôri, omiyage) [lower], from the series Comical Art Exhibit of the Sino-Japanese War (Nissei sensô shôraku gakai)

This print belongs to the series Comical Art Exhibit of the Sino-Japanese War (Nisshin sensô shôraku gakai), one of Kiyochika's satirical responses to the 1894–1895 conflict. The composition presents two vignettes within a single sheet: the upper image references the legend of Urashima Tarô—the fisherman who travels to an underwater palace and returns to find centuries have passed—recast as satirical commentary on Chinese temporal miscalculation or strategic disorientation. The lower image, Souvenirs from a Chinese Restaurant, deploys culinary imagery to mock the war's Chinese theater, a standard device in Kiyochika's wartime caricature practice. As a double-vignette format, the print uses horizontal division to organize its comedic content, with the pairing reinforcing the satirical argument through juxtaposition. The series drew on Kiyochika's long experience in illustrated political journalism, particularly his work for Marumaru Chinbun, where his reputation as a Meiji caricaturist was established.