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- Ma Chao from Western Liang and Zhang Fei the Swallow, Zhang Fei Fighting Ma Chao at the Battle of Jiameng Pass
Ma Chao from Western Liang and Zhang Fei the Swallow, Zhang Fei Fighting Ma Chao at the Battle of Jiameng Pass
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| Title | Ma Chao from Western Liang and Zhang Fei the Swallow, Zhang Fei Fighting Ma Chao at the Battle of Jiameng Pass Seiryō Ba Chō Enbito Chō Hi Kabōkan ni Chō Hi tatakau Ba Chō to 西涼馬超 燕人張飛 葭関張飛戦馬超 |
| Artist | Utagawa Kunisada (Toyokuni III) 歌川国貞 (三代目豊国) (1786–1865) |
| Date | c. 1810s |
| Publisher | Iseya Rihei 伊勢屋利兵衛 (Kinjudō 錦樹堂) |
| City | Edo |
| Signature | Ichiyūsai Kunisada ga 一雄斎國貞画 |
| Publisher’s seal(s) | Hayashi 林 |
| Technique & material | Woodblock print; full colour print; pigment on paper |
| Format | ōban diptych |
| Object number | SH2018-DM-217 |
| Credit Line | Gift of Muck and Mieke Douma |
| Provenance | Gifted to the Japan Museum SieboldHuis in April 2018 by Muck and Mieke Douma |
Description
The Battle of Jiameng Pass is a fictional battle from the 14th-century novel Romance of the Three Kingdoms, during which the historical figures Ma Chao (176–222) and Zang Fei (d. 221) engage in a duel.
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