{"product_id":"of-brigands-and-bravery-9789074822558","title":"Of Brigands and Bravery","description":"\u003ci\u003eOf brigands and bravery: Kuniyoshi’s heroes of the Suikoden\u003c\/i\u003e is the first monograph in English on the stunning series of 74 prints illustrating figures from the \u003ci\u003eSuikoden\u003c\/i\u003e by Utagawa Kuniyoshi (1797-1861), one of the outstanding Japanese woodblock-print masters of the 19th century.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe \u003ci\u003eSuikoden\u003c\/i\u003e (commonly known in English as \u003ci\u003eThe water margin\u003c\/i\u003e) is the Japanese adaptation of the 14th-century Chinese vernacular novel, the \u003ci\u003eShui hu zhuan\u003c\/i\u003e, which recounts the exploits of a group of rebels on Mount Liang (J. Ryösanpaku) under the lead of the brave and righteous Song Jiang. The \u003ci\u003eSuikoden\u003c\/i\u003e was enormously popular in Japan during the 19th century. It was Kuniyoshi’s initial designs for the single-sheet print series \u003ci\u003eThe one hundred and eight heroes of the popular Suikoden (Tsüzoku Suikoden göketsu hyakuhachinin no hitori)\u003c\/i\u003e - in which the full-length portraits of the heroes are charged with a new sense of dynamism - that spurred a \u003ci\u003eSuikoden\u003c\/i\u003e craze in Edo (present-day Tokyo).\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eOf brigands and bravery\u003c\/i\u003e reproduces the 74 known designs of the series in full colour; each is accompanied by an explanatory text. The publication also offers supplementary information on topics relating specifically to the series such as tattooing: a number of the \u003ci\u003eSuikoden\u003c\/i\u003e figures are adorned with tattoos and it is thought that Kuniyoshi himself had a passion for this art. In addition, Kuniyoshi’s illustration of a variety of armour and dress types, his at times graphic portrayal of the heroes in battle and his integration of western stylistic devices are testimony to the creative genius behind the \u003ci\u003eSuikoden\u003c\/i\u003e series.","brand":"Inge Klompmakers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48270005272827,"sku":"9789074822558","price":55.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0779\/3917\/9771\/files\/CoreSourceHub_04d8fbcc-92aa-4890-af3d-c5fc72e9ccc9.jpg?v=1770956449","url":"https:\/\/indiepubs.com\/products\/of-brigands-and-bravery-9789074822558","provider":"IndiePubs","version":"1.0","type":"link"}