Zhang Qing (Japanese: Botu'usen Chosei), the "Featherless Arrow," was a Water Margin hero famed for throwing stones with such force and precision that they served as effective missiles in combat. This oban from the Suikoden series (c. 1827-30) depicts him in a throwing pose that conveys both the physical tension of the hurled stone and the deadly accuracy for which he was celebrated. The unusual weapon — raw physical force applied through ordinary objects — gave Kuniyoshi a different compositional challenge from the conventional sword-and-spear heroes.
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.
Zhang Qing (Botu'usen Chosei), 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 — Zhang Qing (Botu'usen Chosei), 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 16 of 108) by Utagawa Kuniyoshi.
Zhang Qing (Botu'usen Chosei), 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).