Onodera Shigeuchi Hidekazu

This appears to be a second state, alternate printing, or related design depicting Onodera Shigeuchi Hidekazu, sharing its subject with the companion print in Gekko's series. Variants of the same subject within a single artist's output in this period typically differ in background color, bokashi gradation, the inclusion or exclusion of cartouches, or minor adjustments to the figure's coloration reflecting different print runs or publisher reissues. Gekko's warrior-portrait series were commercially popular enough to undergo multiple printings, sometimes with significant variation in the depth and saturation of pigment application. The presence of two prints with identical titles in a collection indicates either different editions from the same blocks or conceptually related companion sheets. The figure would show Onodera in samurai dress with attributes identifying his specific martial character, consistent with the conventions of warrior portraiture in Meiji woodblock print production. Comparing the two variants can reveal information about printing sequence and pigment choices across the run.