A Newly Cut Print: Scenes from the First Part of Outlaws of the Marsh

A multi-panel polychrome woodblock print framed by decorative scroll borders. A large central panel shows mounted warriors with bows and spears in a melee, while smaller panels show figures in domestic, tavern and street scenes, with bold red, blue and green colors on cream paper.

Look closer: Small Chinese inscriptions in the panels name the episodes, and a red seal-like mark sits at the upper left corner.

Artist

Unknown

Date

1796–1820

Medium

Polychrome woodblock print; ink and color on paper

Source

The Cleveland Museum of Art

Size

3400 × 2450 px

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund