This page catalogs all known prints in Yoshitoshi‘s series ‘Gōketsu suikoden (豪傑 水滸傳 – Strong Heroes of the Water Margin)’.
The story of the 108 Heroes of the Suikoden (Shuihu Zhuan) was Chinese in origin, written in the 14th century. The novel became extremely popular in Japan in the early 19th century. The stories relate the exploits of a group of outlaws, who lived on the fringe of society, and fought in the name of justice.
Hokusai illustrated the original Japanese translation of the series, and Kuniyoshi published a famous Suikoden print series, which was his first commercial success. Yoshitoshi published his first Suikoden series, consisting of 50 chūban prints, in 1866. This is his second Suikoden series, published in 1868.
Technical details
- Dates: 1868 (6) – 1868 (8)
- Size: Ōban
- Signed: Ikkaisai Yoshitoshi ga
- Publishers: Ohashi
- Engraver: Hori Wakasa
Previous cataloguings
Listed in Keyes’ thesis:
Roger S. Keyes, "Courage and Silence: A Study of the Life and Color Woodblock Prints of Tsukioka Yoshitoshi 1839-1892", Cinncinnati, 1982
where it appears as series #220.
We use the Keyes numbers to order the prints below.
These prints are rarely seen, and we would appreciate your help in obtaining images for the ones we are missing.
