Japan: Flowery Monk Lu Zhishen or Kaosho Roshishin, one of the 'One Hundred and Eight Heroes of the Water Margin'. Woodblock print by Utagawa Kuniyoshi (1797-1863), 1827-1830

Japan: Flowery Monk Lu Zhishen or Kaosho Roshishin, one of the 'One Hundred and Eight Heroes of the Water Margin', half-naked and tattooed, standing on a fallen Nio figure amid smashed railings. Woodblock print by Utagawa Kuniyoshi (1797-1863), 1827-1830. The Water Margin (known in Chinese as Shuihu Zhuan, sometimes abbreviated to Shuihu, known as Suikoden in Japanese, as well as Outlaws of the Marsh, Tale of the Marshes, All Men Are Brothers, Men of the Marshes, or The Marshes of Mount Liang in English, is a 14th century novel and one of the Four Great Classical Novels of Chinese literature. Attributed to Shi Nai'an and written in vernacular Chinese.

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Supplier: CPA Media Co. Ltd.

Photographer:

Utagawa Kuniyoshi (1797-1863)

Credit:

Pictures From History

Theme:

WATER MARGIN