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)

1854, 7th month)

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 099

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.

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当世好男子伝」松　「花和尚魯智深に比す朝比奈藤兵衛」
Title: 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)
Artist: Utagawa Kunisada 歌川国貞 (Japanese, 1786–1864)
Period: Edo period (1615–1868)
Date: 1854, 7th month)
Culture: Japan
Medium: Center 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: JP3360
Curatorial Department: Asian Art

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