Picture of the Surrender of Port Arthur (Ryojunkô kanraku no zu)

A second variant among Gekko's prints depicting the surrender of Port Arthur in November 1894, this composition represents the same watershed event from an alternate pictorial perspective. Port Arthur's fall, which came after only two days of Japanese assault, was widely interpreted in Japan as proof of military modernity and national strength. Prints marking the occasion served a commemorative as well as a celebratory function for Meiji audiences. This version likely differs from the other two in its treatment of foreground figures, spatial organization, or the balance between military and landscape elements. The harbor at Lüshun, with its distinctive promontory and fortifications, would be recognizable to contemporary audiences familiar with newspaper maps and dispatches from the front.