This series depicts characters from the popular novel “Suikoden”, a Japanese translation of the famous ancient Chinese novel “Heroes of the Marshes”, and it is known as the most important body of work of ukiyo-e artist Utagawa Kuniyoshi (1797 – 1861).
Rochishin was a monk of phenomenal strength who was commonly known as the “flower monk” because he had flower-patterned tattoos on his body. This piece draws him breaking a thick pine tree with a zenjo stick. His powerful movement is depicted so dynamically that it is as if you are seeing his stroke in slow motion.

Utagawa Kuniyoshi (1797 – 1861)
In the 5th year of the Bunka era (1808), Utagawa Kuniyoshi became a pupil of Utagawa Toyokuni I, an ukiyo-e artist famous for his yakusha-e (portraits of kabuki actors). Utagawa Kuniyoshi was active until around the 1st year of the Manen era (1860). After obtaining a good reputation for the series “One Hundred and Eight Heroes of the Popular Water Margin”, Kuniyoshi became recognized as the top ukiyo-e artist of musha-e (pictures of warriors) and began to make a number of woodblock prints in various genres. He was also good at caricatures and satirical drawings.

描繪中國的人氣小說《水滸傳》登場人物的係列。作為國芳的代表作而廣為人知。魯知深，是因花紋刺青而被稱為花和尚的怪力僧人。用禪杖折斷鬆樹的畫麵，彷佛在看慢動作一般，表現了強有力的動作。

歌川國芳(Utagawa Kuniyoshi)
生卒年 寬政9年～文久元年(1797～1861)
文化5年(1808年)進入初代歌川豐國門下，一直活躍到萬延元年(1860年)。由於本係列的好評，國芳作為武者繪的第一人，又創作了很多作品。此外，還擅長滑稽畫、諷刺畫等。

중국에서 들어온 인기 소설 『수호전』의 등장인물을 그린 시리즈로, 쿠니요시의 대표작으로도 잘 알려져 있습니다. 노지심(魯知深)은 몸에 꽃 모양의 문신을 하여, 화화상(꽃 스님)이라는 통칭으로도 불렸던 괴력의 승려입니다. 선장으로 소나무를 부러뜨리는 장면을 그렸습니다. 힘센 움직임이 슬로우 모션으로 보이는 것 같습니다.

우타가와 쿠니요시
[간세이9년~분큐원년(1797~1861)]
분카5년(1808)에 초대 우타가와 토요쿠니의 제자가 된 이후부터 만엔 원년(1860) 경까지 활약했습니다. 본 시리즈에 대한 평판으로 인해 쿠니요시는 무사화의 일인자로서 많은 작품을 작업하게 되었습니다. 또 희화나 풍속화도 특기 중 하나였습니다.