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TitleKada hone o kezurite kan'u yakizu o ryōji suru zuOther Titles (e.g. Variant)A scene showing the Doctor Huatuo attending to the warrior Guanyu's arm woundNotePhysical details: woodcut, color Applies To: Applies To: all Caption label from exhibit "Floating World," Images & Literary Sources section: The Chinese Baron Kan U. The story of the life of Baron Kan U (Guan Yu) from the famous fourteenth-century novel, Romance of the Three Kingdoms is depicted in this print by Utagawa Kuniyoshi (1798-1861). In this scene the wounded Baron is portrayed as being so stoic that he can play the board game Go while the famous Dr. Ka Da (Hua Da) operates on his arrow-wounded arm. Although obviously fanciful, the story is portrayed in such rich detail as to possess an air of believability.Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print specialists in 2005-06.Format: vertical Oban Nishikie triptych.Related material: Published in: The Floating world of Ukiyo-e ... / essays by Sandy Kita .... New York ..., 2001, no. 15, p. 36-37.Exhibition: Exhibited: "The Floating world of Ukiyo-e: shadows, dreams and substances," organized by the Library of Congress, 2001.Dimensions35.2 x 72.4 cm (whole image), 35.2 x 23.6 cm (left panel), 34.7 x 24.7 cm (center panel), 34.8 x 24.1 cm (right panel)Extent1 print (3 sheets)Provision ActivityPublication: Japan 1853 Publication: 1853 Usage And Access PolicyRestricted access: Materials extremely fragile; please use online digital image.No known restrictions on publication.Acquisition SourceDLC Stock Number:LC-DIG-jpd-02612 (digital file from original print) DLC Stock Number:LC-DIG-jpd-02613 (digital file of 2216a, left section, from original print) DLC Stock Number:LC-DIG-jpd-02614 (digital file of 2216b, center section, from original print) DLC Stock Number:LC-DIG-jpd-02615 (digital file of 2216c, right section, from original print) DLC Stock Number:LC-USZC4-8470 (color film copy transparency of 2216a, left section) DLC Stock Number:LC-USZC4-8471 (color film copy transparency of 2216b, center section) DLC Stock Number:LC-USZC4-8472 (color film copy transparency of 2216c, right section) 