These images are provided for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons License (BY-NC-ND). To license a high resolution version, please contact our image library who will discuss fees, terms and waivers.
Download this imageCreative commons explained - what it means, how you can use our's and other people's content.
Guan yu. Gakutei, Yashima (Japanese, 1786(?)-1868). Surimono. Colour print from woodblocks, with metallic pigment and blind embossing. Mid 1820s. Poetry by Sanzuntei Kusami, circa 1824-circa 1826. Ukiyo-e. Notes: From a set of Shoku sanketsu (Three heroes of the State of Shu). Guan Yu, identifiable by his long beard, is one of the three Chinese generals who fought for the State of Shu (modern Szechuan Province) in the 4th century a.d. (see also the next print). Their tale was best known through the Chinese novel Romance of the three kingdoms which was introduced into Japan in the early Edo period and is still popular today. This series shows one of the most popular episodes in which the three generals meet in a peach orchard to drink and pledge their brotherhood. The poem reads: ‘The wine in the peach orchard lasts as long as Guan’s lovely beard and the beautiful spring day.’
rgb(217,200,167), rgb(116,106,74), rgb(170,147,117), rgb(58,56,50), rgb(187,180,146), rgb(145,140,106), rgb(86,66,53), rgb(146,132,116), rgb(186,172,156), rgb(196,133,89), rgb(196,116,82)
This page can be cited in the Harvard Bibliographic style using the text below:
The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024)
"Guan yu, by Yashima Gakutei"
Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/image/media-701937483 Accessed: 2024-12-24 19:35:39
To cite this page on Wikipedia you can use this code snippet:
{{cite web|url=https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/image/media-701937483
|title=Guan yu, by Yashima Gakutei
|author=The Fitzwilliam Museum|accessdate=2024-12-24 19:35:39|publisher=The
University of Cambridge}}
To call these data via our API (remember this needs to be authenticated) you can use this code snippet:
https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/api/v1/images/media-218358
To use this as a simple code embed, copy this string:
<div class="text-center"> <figure class="figure"> <img src="https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/imagestore/pdp/pdp82/P_280_1937_1_201707_sjc288_dc2.jpg" alt="Guan yu" class="img-fluid" /> <figcaption class="figure-caption text-info">Guan yu, by Yashima Gakutei</figcaption> </figure> </div>
Updates about future exhibitions and displays, family activities, virtual events & news. You'll be the first to know...