A Hundred Stories of Famous Women of Our Country,
Ancient and Modern
(Kokon honchô meijo hyaku
den, 古根本朝名女百傳)
Publisher:
1843
In
spite of the title of this series, Robinson recorded only five designs, and it
is unlikely that any more exist. They are
each about 14 by 10 inches (36 by 25 centimeters), a size known as ôban.
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Scene: Giô and Ginyo, the sister shirabyôshi
dancers Robinson:
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Scene: Gion no Nyôgo, an outstanding
beauty of humble origins, drawing water from a well. This shows the humble origins of the woman
who became the mother of Taira clan leader Taira no Kiyomori. Robinson:
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Scene: Kasane, a farmer's daughter of Haniû,
Okada in Shimosa Province seated smoking Robinson:
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Scene: The
Dutiful Woman of Kawada Village (Kawada-mura kojo, 河田村孝女) seated reading a scroll surrounded by crabs Robinson:
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Scene: Tomoe
Gozen (巴御前), the wife of Wada Yoshimori, holding on
to a pillar in the palace with both hands Robinson:
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“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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