A Hundred Stories of Military Valor

(Buyû hyaku den)

Publisher: Fujioka-ya Hikotarô

c. 1836

In spite of the series’ title, only these five prints 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.

	Scene: Chinzei Hachirô Tametomo overthrowing a wild boar in the snowy mountains of Mashiki in Higo Province Robinson: S9.1
	Scene: Kiso Yoshinaka 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
	Scene: The Peach Boy (Momotarô) and his companions in the demons’ stronghold Robinson: S9.3
	Scene: Shirafuji Hikoshichirô preparing to throw his struggling horse at Ashikaga Taka-uji, who is about to enter Fukkaiji Temple Robinson: S9.4
	Scene: Onzôshi Ushiwaka Maru encountering Ise Saburô Yoshimori and his gang on Suzuka Bridge in Ise Province under a full moon Robinson: S9.5

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in Kuniyoshi: The Warrior-Prints by Basil William Robinson (Cornell University Press, Ithaca, NY, 1982) and its unpublished supplement.

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