#14 Katsuenra Genshoshichi
- Medium:
- Woodblock print
- Format:
- Oban
- Source:
- Art of Japan
Description
Numbered #14 in its original series, this print portrays Katsuenra Genshoshichi, a figure drawn from the Chinese novel Water Margin whose Japanese name translates as the "swift-footed." Kuniyoshi's Suikoden-inspired heroes typically display their supernatural attributes through dramatic pose and symbolic detail — exposed tattoos, unusual weapons, or command of elemental forces. This work belongs to the extensive body of prints through which Kuniyoshi made the Water Margin's cast of 108 outlaws beloved to Edo audiences.
More Prints by Utagawa Kuniyoshi
Woman as the Hero Taisō in Palanquin Holding a Pipe
c. 1830
Woodblock print (surimono), ink and color on paper
Yan Qing (Roshi Ensei), from the series "One Hundred and Eight Heroes of the Popular Water Margin (Tsuzoku Suikoden goketsu hyakuhachinin no hitori)"
Poem by Abe no Nakamaro, from an untitled series of One Hundred Poems by One Hundred Poets
Hu Sanniang (Ko Sanjo Ichijosei), from the series "One Hundred and Eight Heroes of the Popular Water Margin (Tsuzoku Suikoden goketsu hyakuhachinin no hitori)"
More Figures Prints
Featured in Collections
Curated cross-cuts that include this print.
Frequently Asked Questions
#14 Katsuenra Genshoshichi was created by Utagawa Kuniyoshi (歌川国芳).
#14 Katsuenra Genshoshichi depicts figures, mythology, and warriors.