Japanese Print "Chang-Shun, The White Stripes in the Waves, Wrestling with Li K'uei, the Black Whirlwind, in the Ching Yang River" by Tsukioka Yoshitoshi
Artist:Tsukioka Yoshitoshi
Title:Chang-Shun, The White Stripes in the Waves, Wrestling with Li K'uei, the Black Whirlwind, in the Ching Yang River
Date:February 20th, 1888
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Source:Worcester Art Museum
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Description:
According to the Water Margin, a Chinese novel set in the Song Dynasty (960–1279), the legendary swimmer Chang-Shun could stay underwater for seven days and seven nights without surfacing. Li K'uei was a local bandit whose gang was about to rob a fisherman when Chang-Shun interceded. In the ensuing struggle, the pair fell off a nearby pier into the sea and Chang-Shun plunged his opponent further underwater. Chang-Shun quickly emerged victorious due to Li K'uei’s inability to swim, though they went on to become friends later in the story.
