Ro Shungi (Chinese: Lu Junyi), one of the premier heroes of the Water Margin, appears here in the "Elegant Women's Water Margin" surimono series (c. 1828-32) reimagined as a fashionable Edo woman. As the "Jade Unicorn" — one of the 108 heroes' highest-ranking members — Lu Junyi receives a particularly elevated feminine treatment in this mitate, the warrior's aristocratic bearing translated into a woman of the highest social refinement. The metallic pigments and embossed paper of the surimono format give the figure a tactile luxury appropriate to the character's status.
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.
Ro Shungi (Chinese: Lu Junyi), from the series Elegant Women's The Water Margin: From One Hundred and Eight Figures (Fuzoku onna Suikoden: Ippyaku-hachinin no uchi) was created by Utagawa Kuniyoshi (歌川国芳) in c. 1828-1832.
Yes — Ro Shungi (Chinese: Lu Junyi), from the series Elegant Women's The Water Margin: From One Hundred and Eight Figures (Fuzoku onna Suikoden: Ippyaku-hachinin no uchi) is part of the Elegant Women's Water Margin series by Utagawa Kuniyoshi.
Ro Shungi (Chinese: Lu Junyi), from the series Elegant Women's The Water Margin: From One Hundred and Eight Figures (Fuzoku onna Suikoden: Ippyaku-hachinin no uchi) depicts heroes & warriors, warriors, and suikoden (water margin).
Ro Shungi (Chinese: Lu Junyi), from the series Elegant Women's The Water Margin: From One Hundred and Eight Figures (Fuzoku onna Suikoden: Ippyaku-hachinin no uchi) measures 21 × 18.4 cm (Oban format).