Japan / China: General Bacho (Chinese: Ma Chao) on horseback carrying a huge axe. One of the Five Tiger Generals, heroes of the Chinese classical novel 'Romance of the Three Kingdoms'. Utagawa Kunisada (1786-1865)

Ma Chao (176 – 222) was the oldest son of Ma Teng and a military general during the late Han Dynasty and early Three Kingdoms era of Chinese history. In Luo Guanzhong's historical novel Romance of the Three Kingdoms, he received the nickname 'Ma Chao the Splendid' due to his elaborate armour and grand skill as a warrior. Ma is remembered as one of the Five Tiger Generals of Shu Han, popularized by the novel. Utagawa Kunisada (1786 – January 12, 1865) (Japanese: 歌川 国貞, also known as Utagawa Toyokuni III 三代歌川豊国 ) was the most popular, prolific and financially successful designer of ukiyo-e woodblock prints in 19th-century Japan.

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