Ten Warriors of Amago

(Amago jû shi-den, 厄子十士傳)

Publisher: Sano-ya Tomigorô

1854

 

The title of this series, 厄子十士傅, was translated by Robinson as Stories of Ten Distressed Children (Yakushi jû-shi den).  However, he was only aware of the first print.  The prints are each about 14 by 10 inches (36 by 25 centimeters), a size known as ôban.

 

 

Scene: Ôtani Furuinosuke (大谷古猪之助), as a boy, vanquishing a wild boar with his bare hands

Robinson: S85.1

 

Scene: Hayakawa Ayunosuke (大板ヲ持) holding back a torrent of water

Robinson: Not listed

Text: 大板ヲ持 川流ヲ匡り 鮎ヲ取ル依之 早川鮎之助

 

I am grateful to Michel Ouellet for this image.

 

‘Robinson’ refers to listing in Kuniyoshi: The Warrior-Prints by Basil William Robinson (Cornell University Press, Ithaca, NY, 1982) and its privately published supplement.

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