About This Print

A relatively respectful treatment (and, therefore, a rare image) of the Chinese adversary.  The large characters in the scroll on the left panel read "Sino-Japanese war chronicle" and the date February 2, 1895  明治二十八年二月二日 is written in the body of the scroll.  The remainder of the scroll (see detail below), which is untranslated except for the characters 威海衛, "Ikaiei," the Japanese name for Weihaiwai,  would provide details of the scene being illustrated.  The battle of Weihaiwei took place from January 20 through February 12, 1895 in Weihai, Shandong Province and is considered the last major battle before the signing of the Treaty of Simonoseki ending the war.