'Ju-unryu Kosonsho' by Utagawa Kuniyoshi, ca. 1830. From the series 'The One Hundred and Eight Heroes of the Popular Suikoden'. This image is also available on:
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The 'Shuihuzhuan', in Japanese the 'Suikoden' and known in English as the 'Water Margin', is a Chinese novel written in the 14th century by Shi Nai'an, and is considered one of the four great classics of pre-modern Chinese literature. To summarize it loosely, it's 'Robin Hood' meets 'War And Peace': a historical novel set against the turbulent backdrop of 12th century China, in which a group of bandits and rebels gather in the marshes of Liangshan to fight corrupt officials, before being caught up in an invasion from the north by the Liao. The novel includes many individual narratives, which often only intersect towards the end. Although fictional, many of the characters are real historical figures and the basic plot - a group of bandits leading a rebellion before reconciling with the government to fight the Liao - is based on real events. Historians are still unsure how much Shi Nai'an invented himself and how much he borrowed from existing folklore (or even if Shi Nai'an is the actual author, since there are indications that it could have been written, or at least heavily edited, in the 16th century).
Kuniyoshi was a promising pupil under the Utagawa school master Toyokuni, but for the first ten years of his career he struggled to break into the highly competitive ukiyo-e market in Edo (Tokyo). He managed to obtain a few commissions for portraits of beautiful women and experimented with textile patterns, but at one point he was forced to become a second-hand tatami mat salesman to make ends meet. Close to abandoning art altogether, in 1827 he scored his first major hit with a commission for individual portraits of all one hundred and eight heroes from the 'Water Margin', of which this is one. The series would be a runaway success and keep Kuniyoshi busy - and profitable - for years. This print depicts Gonsun Sheng (Ju-unryu Kosonsho in Japanese), whose nickname is the Dragon In The Clouds. He was a tall Taoist priest, and an expert in Taoist magic, able to summon storms, ride mist, and move the clouds. Here he makes a magic hand gesture to ward off the circling dragon.
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| S | M | L | XL | 2XL | 3XL | |
| A) Length (inches) | 28.00 | 29.00 | 30.00 | 31.00 | 32.00 | 33.00 |
| B) Half Chest (inches) | 18.11 | 20.00 | 22.00 | 24.00 | 26.00 | 28.00 |
| S | M | L | XL | 2XL | 3XL | |
| A) Length (cm) | 71.12 | 73.66 | 76.20 | 78.74 | 81.28 | 83.82 |
| B) Half Chest (cm) | 45.72 | 50.80 | 55.88 | 60.96 | 66.04 | 71.12 |
Care instructions
| Wash | Machine, warm, inside out, similar colors |
| Tumble Dry | Low |
| Bleach | Only non-chlorine |
| Dry Clean | Do not dry clean |
| Iron | Do not iron |