Catalog record · 目録番号 122301

Chinese Hero

Artist / 作者: Utagawa Kunitsuna歌川国綱
Date / 年代: 1857
Medium / 技法: 浮世絵 / Ukiyo-e / Edo / artelino
Digital image / 画像: 958 × 1400 px
Published by / 公開者: 黒川トウマ

Catalog note / 解説

Red faced Chinese warrior on horse. He is probably Kan-u, one of the three heroes in the popular Chinese historical novel, "The Tales of Three Kingdoms". In the novel; Gentoku, Chohi and Kan-u took an oath of brotherhood to battle against the enemies. Gentoku later became the emperor, Chao Lieh of Shoku in the period of the Three Kingdoms in 220 B.C.

Image record / 画像情報

Artelino · 1857. · artelino

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