The actors Sawamura Sojuro II as the Chinese sage Huangshi Gong, and Ichikawa Danzo III as the Chinese warrior Zhang Liang, in the finale of the play Otokayama Yunzei Kurabe (At Mt. Otoko, a Trial of Strength in Drawing the Bow)

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The AMICA Library

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AMICA ID:

AIC_.1925.2411

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AIC_.1925.2411

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AMICA Library Year:

1999

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1999

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Object Type:

Prints

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Prints

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Creator Name:

Katsugawa, Shunsho

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Katsugawa, Shunsho

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Creator Nationality:

Asian; Far East Asian; Japanese

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Asian; Far East Asian; Japanese

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Creator Dates/Places:

Japanese; 1726-1792 Asia,East Asia,Japan

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Japanese; 1726-1792 Asia,East Asia,Japan

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Creator Name-CRT:

Katsugawa Shunsho

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Katsugawa Shunsho

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Title:

The actors Sawamura Sojuro II as the Chinese sage Huangshi Gong, and Ichikawa Danzo III as the Chinese warrior Zhang Liang, in the finale of the play Otokayama Yunzei Kurabe (At Mt. Otoko, a Trial of Strength in Drawing the Bow)

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The actors Sawamura Sojuro II as the Chinese sage Huangshi Gong, and Ichikawa Danzo III as the Chinese warrior Zhang Liang, in the finale of the play Otokayama Yunzei Kurabe (At Mt. Otoko, a Trial of Strength in Drawing the Bow)

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View:

full view

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full view

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Creation Date:

Edo period, 1768

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Edo period, 1768

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Creation Start Date:

1768

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1768

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Creation End Date:

1768

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1768

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Materials and Techniques:

Woodblock print.

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Woodblock print.

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Classification Term:

Woodblock

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Woodblock

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Subject Description:

After his failed attempt to assassinate the Qin dynasty emperor Shi Huangdi in 218 B.C., the warrior Zhang Liang (J: Choryo) went into hiding in Xiapei in Jiansu Province. There he was sought out by the sage Huangshi Gong (J: Koseki Ko) to lead a furthercampaign against the Qin tyrant. The meeting between the two became immortalized in legend. Huangshi Gong, travelling incognito as an old man on horseback, contrived to test Zhang Liang's character by dropping his shoe into the water as he crossed a small bridge. Zhang, sitting on the river bank, returned the shoe with such perfect courtesy that Huangshi presented him with a precious handscroll of secret military strategies. Zhang Liang became an early supporter of Liu Bang, instrumental in the overthrowof the Qin, and a general of great repute in the Han dynasty founded by Liu Bang. ('The Actor's Image', 1995)

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After his failed attempt to assassinate the Qin dynasty emperor Shi Huangdi in 218 B.C., the warrior Zhang Liang (J: Choryo) went into hiding in Xiapei in Jiansu Province. There he was sought out by the sage Huangshi Gong (J: Koseki Ko) to lead a furthercampaign against the Qin tyrant. The meeting between the two became immortalized in legend. Huangshi Gong, travelling incognito as an old man on horseback, contrived to test Zhang Liang's character by dropping his shoe into the water as he crossed a small bridge. Zhang, sitting on the river bank, returned the shoe with such perfect courtesy that Huangshi presented him with a precious handscroll of secret military strategies. Zhang Liang became an early supporter of Liu Bang, instrumental in the overthrowof the Qin, and a general of great repute in the Han dynasty founded by Liu Bang. ('The Actor's Image', 1995)

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Creation Place:

Asia,East Asia,Japan

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Asia,East Asia,Japan

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Dimensions:

Hosoban; 32.5 x 14.9 cm

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Hosoban; 32.5 x 14.9 cm

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AMICA Contributor:

The Art Institute of Chicago

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The Art Institute of Chicago

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Owner Location:

Chicago, Illinois, USA

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Chicago, Illinois, USA

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ID Number:

1925.2411

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1925.2411

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Credit Line:

The Art Institute of Chicago, The Clarence Buckingham Collection

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The Art Institute of Chicago, The Clarence Buckingham Collection

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Inscriptions:

SIGNATURE Shunsho gaARTIST'S SEAL Hayashi in jar-shaped outline

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SIGNATURE Shunsho gaARTIST'S SEAL Hayashi in jar-shaped outline

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Rights:

http://www.artic.edu/aic/rights/main.rights.html

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