The Chinese general Kuan Shêng (Tenyûsei Daitô Kanshô), Yashima Gakutei, 1827
The chinese general kuan shêng (kanshô in japanese) sits on his throne, with a halberd behind him. The stories from the waterfront (suikoden) are about heroic chinese warriors. Right page of a pentaptych. With one poem. Label line: mentioned on object yashima gakutei (1786 - 1868), ca. 1827, color woodcut; embossing; line block in black with color blocks; metallic pigments
collection: prints; japan (collection). Object Type: print. Date: 1827. Place of creation: Japan. Dimensions: blad Height: 210 mm (8.26 in) blad Width: 186 mm (7.32 in). Medium: paper. De Chinese generaal Kuan Shêng (Tenyûsei Daitô Kanshô)-Rijksmuseum RP-P-1958-418