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Japan: Ruan Xiaowu or Tanmeijiro Gen Shogo, one of the 'One Hundred and Eight Heroes of the Water Margin'. Woodblock print by Utagawa Kuniyoshi (1797-1863),1827-1830

Japan: Ruan Xiaowu or Tanmeijiro Gen Shogo, one of the 'One Hundred and Eight Heroes of the Water Margin', stripped to the waist to reveal a tattoo of a tiger amidst flames and waves across his back, leans on his opponent. Woodblock print by Utagawa Kuniyoshi (1797-1863), 1827-1830. The Water Margin (known in Chinese as Shuihu Zhuan, sometimes abbreviated to Shuihu, known as Suikoden in Japanese, as well as Outlaws of the Marsh, Tale of the Marshes, All Men Are Brothers, Men of the Marshes, or The Marshes of Mount Liang in English, is a 14th century novel and one of the Four Great Classical Novels of Chinese literature. Attributed to Shi Nai'an and written in vernacular Chinese.

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Title: Japan: Ruan Xiaowu or Tanmeijiro Gen Shogo, one of the 'One Hundred and Eight Heroes of the Water Margin'. Woodblock print by Utagawa Kuniyoshi (1797-1863),1827-1830

Caption: Japan: Ruan Xiaowu or Tanmeijiro Gen Shogo, one of the 'One Hundred and Eight Heroes of the Water Margin', stripped to the waist to reveal a tattoo of a tiger amidst flames and waves across his back, leans on his opponent. Woodblock print by Utagawa Kuniyoshi (1797-1863), 1827-1830. The Water Margin (known in Chinese as Shuihu Zhuan, sometimes abbreviated to Shuihu, known as Suikoden in Japanese, as well as Outlaws of the Marsh, Tale of the Marshes, All Men Are Brothers, Men of the Marshes, or The Marshes of Mount Liang in English, is a 14th century novel and one of the Four Great Classical Novels of Chinese literature. Attributed to Shi Nai'an and written in vernacular Chinese.

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