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Samurai<br />

138. Gentoku, on his black horse Tekiro, leaping into the gorge <strong>of</strong> Tan<br />

Woodblock print (nishiki-e)<br />

Utagawa Kuniyoshi (17977-1861)<br />

1836 (Tenpô 6)<br />

Oban tate-e single sheet [9.5 x 14 inches]<br />

mounted<br />

Xuande (Gentoku) Crossing the Tan Gorge<br />

Cens: Kiwame<br />

Series: Heroes <strong>of</strong> the Popular Romance <strong>of</strong> the Three Kingdoms:Tsûzoku Sangokushi eiyû no ichinin<br />

Publisher: Jôshû-ya Kinzô<br />

Reference: Shibuya Kuritsu Shôtô Bijutsukan, Musha-e (2003),155; Robinson, Kuniyoshi: The Warrior-Prints (1982), list<br />

S10.5<br />

Romance <strong>of</strong> the Three Kingdoms is a Chinese historical novel written in the fourteenth century by Luo Guanzhong about<br />

the period between the years 184 and 280 CE. During this turbulent period <strong>of</strong> history, China was composed <strong>of</strong> three<br />

competing kingdoms–the Wei (also known as Cao Wei), the Han (also known as Shu Han or Shu) and the Wu (also<br />

known as Eastern Wu).<br />

Utagawa Kuniyoshi (c.1797 - April 14, 1861) was one <strong>of</strong> the last great masters <strong>of</strong> the Japanese ukiyo-e style <strong>of</strong><br />

woodblock prints and painting. He is associated with the Utagawa school. The range <strong>of</strong> Kuniyoshi's preferred subjects<br />

included many genres: landscapes, beautiful women, Kabuki actors, cats, and mythical animals. He is known for<br />

depictions <strong>of</strong> the battles <strong>of</strong> samurai and legendary heroes. His artwork was affected by Western influences in landscape<br />

painting and caricature.<br />

[27392]<br />

£800

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