A red-faced general plays Go as a physician treats his arm

A bearded, red-faced general sits calmly at a Go board, moving a stone with one hand while a white-robed physician bends over him, sleeve rolled back, working on his other bare arm. Attendants and officials look on from both sides amid tall blue-ground screens painted with white and red peonies. The composition spans three joined sheets, with cartouches naming the figures and the artist's signature and seals repeated on each panel. The scene illustrates the legend of Hua Tuo treating Guan Yu's poisoned arm while the general continues his game unflinching.

Utagawa Kuniyoshi (1798–1861) brought heroes, monsters and spectacle into the ukiyo-e print. A pupil of Toyokuni, he made his name in 1827 with the series of the One Hundred and Eight Heroes of the Suikoden, tattooed warriors caught mid-action, and went on to giant skeletons, cats, whales and satirical puzzles that slipped past the censors. His restless invention influenced Yoshitoshi and, much later, tattoo and manga art. His prints are held by the British Museum, the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston and the Metropolitan Museum of Art.

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