The Actor Nakamura Fukusuke I as Asahina Tōbei, likened to Lu Zhishen the Tattooed Priest (Kaoshō Rochishin ni hisu), from the “Pine” triptych of the series A Modern Water Margin (Tōsei suikoden)
Utagawa Kunisada 歌川国貞 Japanese
Not on view
This print is part of a triptych likening Kabuki characters to heroes of the Water Margin (Chinese: Shuihuzhuan ; Japanese: Suikoden), a Chinese literary classic of military valor. This triptych is unified by the decorative pine silhouette background. For the other two prints in the triptych, see JP3359 and JP3361.