The Actor Kawarazaki Gonjūrō I as Ude no Kisaburō, likened to Wu Song the Ascetic (Gyōja Bushō ni hisu), from the “Pine” triptych of the series A Modern Water Margin (Tōsei suikoden)

1854, 7th month)

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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, JP3360.

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「当世好男子伝」松　「行者武松に比す腕の喜三郎」　初代河原崎権十郎
Title: The Actor Kawarazaki Gonjūrō I as Ude no Kisaburō, likened to Wu Song the Ascetic (Gyōja Bushō ni hisu), from the “Pine” triptych of the series A Modern Water Margin (Tōsei suikoden)
Artist: Utagawa Kunisada 歌川国貞 (Japanese, 1786–1864)
Period: Edo period (1615–1868)
Date: 1854, 7th month)
Culture: Japan
Medium: Left sheet of a triptych of woodblock prints (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions: Vertical ōban; image 14 1/8 x 9 3/4 in. (35.9 x 24.8 cm)
Classification: Prints
Credit Line: Gift of Lincoln Kirstein, 1960
Object Number: JP3361
Curatorial Department: Asian Art

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