Ma Lin (Japanese: Tettekisen Barin), the "Sky-piercing Swallow," was among the 108 outlaws of the Water Margin who excelled in reconnaissance and surprise attack. This oban from Kuniyoshi's landmark Suikoden series (c. 1827-30) — the career-making sequence that established his reputation — shows Ma Lin in the characteristic full-figure, close-cropped format Kuniyoshi devised for the series. Each hero was rendered with individualized weaponry, tattoos, and costume, making the set prized both as individual portraits and as a complete gallery of the novel's cast.
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.
Ma Lin (Tettekisen Barin), 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 — Ma Lin (Tettekisen Barin), 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 67 of 108) by Utagawa Kuniyoshi.
Ma Lin (Tettekisen Barin), 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).