Utagawa Kuniyoshi (1797 - 1861)
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Utagawa Kuniyoshi (1797 - 1861)

The Chohan Bridge Scene from The Romance of the Three Kingdoms

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Utagawa Kuniyoshi (1797 - 1861)
The Chohan Bridge Scene from The Romance of the Three Kingdoms
The Chohan Bridge Scene from The Romance of the Three Kingdoms (Sangokushi Chohan hashi no zu)

Woodblock print, each sheet signed Ichiyusai Kuniyoshi ga, published by Tsutaya Kichizo (Koeido), 1852 (Kaei 5), 4th month
Vertical oban triptych (each sheet approx. 36.7 x 25.2 cm.)

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In this design the celebrated Chinese warrior Chohi (d. AD22) is defending the Chohan bridge, mounted on a black horse and armed with his formidable spear; his opponent Soso is fleeing on horseback in the distance.

For another impression in the collection of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, accession no. 11.21475-7, go to:
https://www.mfa.org/collections/object/the-changban-bridge-scene-from-the-romance-of-the-three-kingdoms-sangokushi-ch%C3%B4han-hashi-no-zu-500178