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Three Heroes of the Water Margin Capture the Bandit Queen Ichijōsei, from the series One Hundred Eight Heroes of the Theater Suikoden

Shunbaisai Hokuei 春梅斎北英

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Colorful woodblock print depicting a scene from a Japanese story. A man wearing a patterned robe and boots holds a long staff and lunges to the left. His robe is green with red and yellow floral patterns and he has a dark vest. The man lunges towards a woman with a white kimono who disappears behind a large tree trunk. In the background, there are mountains and blue sky. The woman wears a white kimono. A red and blue banner with characters hangs on the right side. The artwork is signed in the bottom right corner with a red seal.

Artwork Details

Date
ca. 1835
Medium
Tetraptych of woodblock prints (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper; vertical ōban
Culture
Japan
Dimensions
438 × 624 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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