General Sakuma leading the men from the 3rd Brigade in the attack on Yungcheng Bay

This second version of Gekko's Yungcheng Bay assault subject depicts General Sakuma directing the Third Brigade's landing operation during the First Sino-Japanese War. Amphibious assault subjects presented specific compositional challenges for woodblock print artists: depicting both naval and land environments required integrating vessels, surf, beach terrain, and massed troops within a single or multi-sheet composition. Gekko resolved such challenges through diagonal organization, placing the general figure at a compositional apex and cascading troops and boats in recession toward the horizon. The treatment of water — rendered through repeated wave patterns and bokashi gradations — was a test of the printer's skill. As one of three versions, this print likely represents either a different publisher's edition or a compositional variant produced to meet sustained commercial interest in the engagement.