one sheet; dark-skinned man with mouth open, riding a black horse with trappings decorated with red tassels; man holds a red, blue and gold staff and wears predominately green and yellow kimono; horse is crossing a red bridge with green and yellow panels; mountain visible in middle ground behind side of bridge at right

Zhang Fei of the Yan People, 1872, 11th lunar month

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Zhang Fei (Jap.: Chō Hi; d. 221) was a great fighter and one of the so-called Five Tiger Generals during the Chinese Three Kingdoms (220–80) period. He fought for Liu Bei (161–223), who had crowned himself as the emperor of Shu state. In 220, Liu Bei attacked a rival kingdom, Wu, to regain control over the lost state of Jing, and Zhang Fei was assassinated by two of his subordinates. This powerful portrait shows him during the Battle of Changban in 208, standing on the bridge, shaking his lance, and daring the opposing forces to attack him.

Details
Title
Zhang Fei of the Yan People
Artist Life
1839 - 1892
Role
Artist
Accession Number
2017.106.108
Catalogue Raisonne
Keyes, Courage and Silence (1982), no. 280.1; Iwakiri, Yoshitoshi (2014), fig. 90, p. 284.
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one sheet; dark-skinned man with mouth open, riding a black horse with trappings decorated with red tassels; man holds a red, blue and gold staff and wears predominately green and yellow kimono; horse is crossing a red bridge with green and yellow panels; mountain visible in middle ground behind side of bridge at right