108 Heroes of the Popular Suikoden
(Tsûzoku
Suikoden gôketsu hyakuhachi-nin)
Publisher: Yamamoto-ya Heikichi
c. 1845-1853
This series of prints is based on stories from the semi-historical Chinese novel, Suikoden (Shuihu zhuan in Chinese). It tells of the adventures of a band of 108 rebels who sought refuge in the margins of Liangshan Marsh. These rebel warriors sought to protect the poor and downtrodden, very much like Robin Hood’s band. The prints in this series are each about 10 by 7 inches (25 by 18 centimeters), a size known as chûban.
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Japanese name:
Botaichû Kotaisô Chinese name:
The goodwife Gu Scene:
Botaichû Kotaisô throwing a huge pillar from a mountain top Robinson:
S47.1 |
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Japanese name:
Byôkwansaku Yôyû (i) Chinese name:
Yang Xiong Scene:
Byôkwansaku Yôyû holding the severed head of his adulterous wife Robinson:
S47.2 |
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Japanese name:
Byôkwansaku Yôyû (ii) Chinese name:
Yang Xiong Scene:
Byôkwansaku Yôyû by a waterfall defending himself against arrows with a
shield Robinson:
S47.3 |
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Japanese name:
Chûsenko Teitokuson Chinese name:
Ding Desun Scene:
Chûsenko Teitokuson on a rock overhanging a river threatening a snake with a
spear Robinson:
S47.4 |
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Japanese name:
Gôtenrai (or Kôtenrai) Ryôshin Chinese name:
Ling Zhen Scene:
Gôtenrai Ryôshin loading a cannon on the seashore Robinson:
S47.5 |
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Japanese name:
Gyôja Bushô Chinese name:
Wu Song Scene:
Gyôja Bushô seated under a tree with a long iron club Robinson:
S47.6 |
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Japanese name:
Hakkwaja (or Hakukada) Yôshun Chinese name:
Yang Chun Scene:
Hakkwaja Yôshun in front of a waterfall grasping his sword with both hands Robinson:
S47.7 |
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Japanese name:
Hyôshitô Rinchû Chinese name:
Lin Chong Scene:
Hyôshitô Rinchû with a spear in hand looking out from a house onto the snow Robinson:
S47.8 |
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Japanese name:
Ichijôsei Kosanrô (or Kosanjô) Chinese name:
Hu San Scene:
Ichijôsei Kosanrô facing a flight of arrows holding two swords crossed over
her head Robinson:
S47.9 |
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Japanese name:
Nyûunryû Kôsonshô Chinese name:
Gongsun Sheng Scene:
Nyûunryû Kôsonshô seated on a rock above a river holding a sword Robinson:
S47.10 |
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Japanese name:
Kikenji Tokyô (or Kirenji Toyô) Chinese name:
Du Xing Scene: Kikenji
Tokyô watching fish in the water under an overhanging rock Robinson:
S47.11 |
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Japanese name:
Konseimaô Hanzui Chinese name:
Fan Rui Scene:
Contenmaô (for Konseimaô) Hanzui grasping his spear falls before an
apparition of demons Robinson:
S47.12 |
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Japanese name:
Kwaoshô ( or Kaoshô) Rochishin Chinese name:
Lu Da (or Lu Zhishin) Scene:
Kwaoshô Rochishin stamping on a fallen Niô
figure amid smashed railings Robinson:
S47.13 NOTE: Niô figures are statues of the
Benevolent Kings, or protectors, a pair of which stand guard outside most
Japanese Buddhist temples |
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Japanese name:
Kwatsuyenra (or Katsuenra) Genshôshichi Chinese name:
Ruan Xiaoqi Scene:
Kwatsuyenra Genshôshichi climbing out of the water onto a rock leaving his
vanquished foe behind Robinson:
S47.14 |
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Japanese name:
Kyumonryô (or Kyûmonryû) Shishin Chinese name:
Shi Jin Scene:
Kyumonryô Shishin grasping an armored foe by the neck Robinson:
S47.15 |
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Japanese name:
Rôrihakuchô Chôjun Chinese name:
Zhang Shun Scene:
Rôrihakuchô Chôjun with a sword between his teeth wrenches apart the bars of
a water gate Robinson:
S47.16 |
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Another state of the above
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Japanese name:
Ryûchitaisai (or Ritchitaisai) Genshôji Chinese name:
Ruan Xiao’er Scene:
Ryûchitaisai Genshôji in a boat using a rudder to ward off flying arrows Robinson:
S47.17 |
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Japanese name:
Sekibakki (or Sekihakki) Ryutô Chinese name:
Liu Tang Scene:
Sekibakki Ryutô seated on a dais beneath a brocade curtain Robinson: S47.18 |
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Japanese name:
Sekishôgun Sekiyû Chinese name:
Shi Yong Scene:
Sekishôgun Sekiyû throwing a broken cangue (wooden punishment yoke) at foe Robinson:
S47.19 |
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Japanese name:
Senkwaji (or Senkaji) Chôô Chinese name:
Zhang Heng Scene: Senkwaji
Chôô on a river bank wringing out his loincloth with a bag in his mouth Robinson:
S47.20 |
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Another state of the above
print |
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Japanese name:
Shameisaburô (or Henmeisanrô) Sekishû Chinese name:
Shi Xui Scene: Shameisaburô
Sekishû in wide straw hat carrying a mokugyo (wooden ceremonial drum) and a
stick Robinson:
S47.21 |
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Japanese name:
Shûgumba (or Shûgunba) Sensan Chinese name:
Xuan Zan Scene:
Shûgumba Sensan in a wind by a torrent makes a sword stroke while his hat
blows away Robinson:
S47.22 |
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Another state of the above
print (note the red signature seals) |
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Japanese name: Taitô Kwanshô (or Daitô Kanshô) Chinese name:
Guan Sheng Scene: Taitô
Kwanshô on the seashore swinging his huge glaive (pole arm) Robinson:
S47.23 |
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Japanese name:
Tammeijirô (or Tanmeijirô) Genshôgo Chinese name:
Ruan Xiaowu Scene:
Tammeijirô Genshôgo under water grasping a rope with a sword in his other
hand Robinson:
S47.24 |
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This is another state of
the above print with markedly different colors |
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Japanese name:
Kyubiki Tôsô-ô Chinese name:
Tao Tsung-wang (or Tao Zongwang) Scene: Robinson:
unlisted This drawing was never made
into a woodblock print. |
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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 unpublished supplement.
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