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)

Utagawa Kunisada 歌川国貞 Japanese

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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.

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), Utagawa Kunisada 歌川国貞 (Japanese, 1786–1864), Left sheet of a triptych of woodblock prints (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper, Japan

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