A defeated Russian general selling cut price cigarettes to a bemused Japanese soldier; a Russian sailor smokes on the right. Colour woodcut by Hōsai, 1904.

Russian sailors pillaging their own ship with the assistance of Chinese coolies. Colour woodcut by Hōsai, 1904.

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Russian sailors pillaging their own ship with the assistance of Chinese coolies. Colour woodcut by Hōsai, 1904.

A defeated Russian general selling cut price cigarettes to a bemused Japanese soldier; a Russian sailor smokes on the right. Colour woodcut by Hōsai, 1904.