PrintsJapanese19th century

Three Great Warriors of Shuhan (Guan Yu, Liu Bei, and Zhang Fei) looking at a handscroll, with a poem by Kūmanya Utagaki no Maeda

Edo period, 1821

Artists

Katsushika Hokusai 葛飾北斎Artist

Classification

Prints

Medium

Ukiyo-e woodblock-printed "surimono" in "shikishiban" format; Ink, color and metallic pigment on paper

Culture

Japanese

Period

Edo period, 1615-1868

Century

19th century

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Asian Art

Dimensions

Paper: H. 21.3 cm x W. 18.4 cm (8 3/8 x 7 1/4 in.)

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