A Hundred Stories of Military
Valor
(Buyû hyaku den, 武勇百傳)
Publisher: Fujioka-ya Hikotarô
c. 1836
In spite of the series’ title, only these five designs were known to Robinson, and it is unlikely that any more exist. The prints are each about 14 by 10 inches (36 by 25 centimeters), a size known as ôban. |
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Scene: Chinzei Hachirô Tametomo (鎮西 八郎 為朝) overthrowing
a wild boar in the snowy mountains of Mashiki in
Higo Province Robinson: S9.1 |
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Scene: Kiso
Yoshinaka (木曽義仲) representing
the historical the historical Kato Kiyomasa and the
Taira commander Mikawa no Kami Tomonori tumbling
down the hillside locked in combat at the Battle of Naminoyo
in Kaga Province Robinson: S9.2 |
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Scene: Momotarô (桃太郎), who is also
known as the Peach Boy, together with and his companions in the demons’
stronghold Robinson: S9.3 |
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Scene: Shirafuji Hikoshichirô (白藤彦七郎) preparing to
throw his struggling horse at Ashikaga Taka-uji, who is about to enter Robinson: S9.4 |
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Scene: Onzôshi Ushiwaka Maru (御曹司牛若丸) encountering
Ise Saburô Yoshimori and
his gang on Suzuka Bridge in Ise Province under a
full moon Robinson: S9.5 |
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