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An Illustrated New Edition of Suikoden (The Water Margin) (Shinpen suiko gaden) 新編水滸画伝

Katsushika Hokusai 葛飾北斎

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Two-page spread from a book with black and white illustrations of two men. The pages are yellowed with age and have black text written in a non-Latin script, likely Japanese Kanji. The left page has a drawing of a man with long hair wearing a robe and boots, holding a spear or polearm with a curved blade at the end. He is standing with his head tilted back and mouth open. The right page has a drawing of a man in a robe and boots, holding a long sword or staff horizontally behind him. He has a large build and is wearing a headband. The background of the pages is off-white, with darker spots and discoloration around the edges. A thin black border surrounds each illustration. The pages appear to be lying flat on a white surface.

Artwork Details

Date
1805–38
Medium
Set of four woodblock printed books; ink on paper
Culture
Japan
Dimensions
599 × 400 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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