Chen Da (Japanese: Chokanko Chintatsu), the "Gorge-leaping Tiger," was a ferocious Water Margin hero known for ambush tactics in mountain passes. This left sheet of an oban triptych (c. 1827-30) positions Chen Da within a larger compositional grouping of heroes from the novel, each rendered with identifying attributes. The triptych format allowed Kuniyoshi to place multiple Suikoden heroes in spatial relationship, their individual portraits combining into a unified scene of heroic assembly.
c. 1828/30
Color woodblock print; surimono
c. 1828/30
Color woodblock print; surimono
c. 1827/30
Color woodblock print; oban
c. 1827/30
Color woodblock print; oban
Curated cross-cuts that include this print.
Chen Da (Chokanko Chintatsu), from the series "One Hundred and Eight Heroes of the Popular Water Margin (Tsuzoku Suikoden goketsu hyakuhachinin no hitori)" was created by Utagawa Kuniyoshi (歌川国芳) in c. 1827/30.
Yes — Chen Da (Chokanko Chintatsu), from the series "One Hundred and Eight Heroes of the Popular Water Margin (Tsuzoku Suikoden goketsu hyakuhachinin no hitori)" is part of the One Hundred and Eight Heroes of the Popular Suikoden series (print 72 of 108) by Utagawa Kuniyoshi.
Chen Da (Chokanko Chintatsu), from the series "One Hundred and Eight Heroes of the Popular Water Margin (Tsuzoku Suikoden goketsu hyakuhachinin no hitori)" depicts heroes & warriors, warriors, and suikoden (water margin).