Kinhyōshi yōrin, hero of the Suikoden – Antique Wall Art
![Kinhyōshi yōrin, hero of the Suikoden, [between 1826 and 1830] — historic print](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/fb/fb21dc300ec6-L.webp)
(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
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This rare historic print captures Kinhyōshi yōrin, hero of the Suikoden in remarkable detail. It comes from the collections of the Library of Congress, scanned from the original and carefully restored.
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Kinhyōshi yōrin, hero of the Suikoden
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Kinhyōshi Yōrin is one of the 108 outlaw heroes who gather at Liangshan Marsh in the Chinese novel *Water Margin*, known in Japan as *Suikoden*. This vertical oban nishikie, a multicolor woodcut, belongs to the *Tsūzoku Suikoden* series, which Edo publishers issued in the late 1820s, when the novel's tales of loyal fighting men were enormously popular with townspeople. Prints like this turned each hero into a recognizable figure, with bold poses, dramatic costume, and richly inked color. They also offer a useful view of how samurai and warrior heroes were imagined in Edo.
| Created / published | [between 1826 and 1830] |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print : woodcut, color ; 36 x 24.7 cm. |
| Genre | organized by the Library of Congress, 2001. |
| Notes | Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print specialists in 2005-06. Format: Vertical Oban Nishikie. From the series: Tsūzoku suikoden gōketsu hyakuhachinin no hitori : The popular edition of Suikoden: one of 108 brave warriors. Forms part of: Japanese prints and drawings (Library of Congress). Exhibited: The Floating world of Ukiyo-e: shadows |
| Subjects | Samurai--Japan--1820-1830. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 3,640 × 4,510 px · prints to 12 × 15 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-221902 |
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