Three Great Wise Men of the Han Dynasty

The image shows a traditional Japanese woodblock print titled "Three Great Wise Men of the Han Dynasty" by Yashima Gakutei. Three men are depicted. The man on the left sits on the ground, wearing a brown top, blue pants, and a blue and red patterned sash. He wears a headband on his forehead and holds a staff. The man on the right stands, wearing a blue and green top with a red and white robe. He wears a hat and black shoes. The man in the back stands, wearing a white robe with green designs and a red hat. He holds a parasol over the seated man. The background is beige with green dots. Japanese writing is printed in black and red.

Artwork details

Date:: 19th century
Medium:: Woodblock print (surimono); ink and color on paper
Culture:: Japan
Dimensions:: 563 × 625 px
Museum record:: View original

Palette

The Actors Ichikawa Komazo II as Minamoto no Yorimasa (right), Matsumoto Koshiro II as Osada no Taro Kagemune Disguised as Yatsurugi Zaemon (center), and Ichikawa Danzo III as I no Hayata Tadazumi (left), In the Play Nue no Mori Ichiyo no Mato, Performed at the Nakamura Theater in the Eleventh Month, 1770

Woman and Youth on a Verandah

Scene at the Ishido Mansion (Ishido yakata no dan), from the series "Go Taiheiki Shiraishi Banashi"

Men and Women in Court Costume Dancing

Women Viewing Cherry Blossoms

Travelers on the Tokaido

Taking a Walk on New Year's Day

Fujisawa, from an untitled series of the fifty-three stations of the Tokaido

Actors Segawa Kikunojô III as Yasukata and Iwai Hanshirô IV as Utôin Performing a Hobbyhorse Dance (Harugoma odori) in “The Fifth Genji Mitsugi’s Robe (“Godai Genji Mitsugi no Furisode”)