Names Beginning with A-F
|
Name |
Identity |
Single Sheet Prints |
Triptychs and
Diptychs |
|
A Tow |
son of
Gentoku |
S10 (not in
Robinson) |
|
|
Adachi-Ga-Hara |
‘Hag of the Lonely
House’ villainess of popular mythology |
S23.6;
S74.49 |
T82; T318;
T330 |
|
Akabori
Mizuemon |
dramatic
villain (Kameyama-zome) |
S45.51 |
|
|
Akagari
Daidô |
son of
Hana-no-moto |
S36.61 |
|
|
Akahito,
Yamabe no |
(eighth century)
one of the Hundred Poets |
S19.4;
S27.4; S44.18 |
|
|
|
vassal of
Toki, d. 1582 |
S62.2 |
|
|
Akazawa
Jûnai |
dramatic
character in the Soga cycle |
S46.83 |
|
|
Akechi
Jûrôzaemon Mitsuchika |
lord of
Fukuchiyama, d. 1582 |
S62.46 |
|
|
Akechi
Mitsuhide |
advisor to
Oda Nobunga |
S62.47 |
|
|
Akechi
Samanosuke Mitsuharu |
16th
century warrior, d. 1582 |
S62.51 |
|
|
Akisuke,
Sakyô-no-Dayû |
one of the
Hundred Poets; of the Fujiwara clan |
S19.79 |
|
|
Akitsushima |
a wrestler
in the play Shôbuzuke |
S45.52 |
|
|
Akiyama
Chôbei |
servant to
Iemon in O-Iwa kwaidan |
S45.25 |
|
|
Akiyuki,
Sugimoto |
(fourteenth
century) follower of Kusunoki Masashige |
|
T352 |
|
Akogi Heiji |
filial
character in Samezaya |
S46.71 |
|
|
Akoya |
mistress of
Kagekiyo |
S36.9;
S46.18 |
|
|
ama |
'diving-girl'
associated with Fujiwara no Kamatari; also known as Tamatori |
S1f.2;
S35.15; S45.22; S46.11 |
T189; T299 |
|
Amagawaya
Gihei |
Chûshingura character |
S56.6;
S74.53; S86.10 |
|
|
Amakasu Ômi
no Kami Kagetoki |
Uesugi
warrior at Kawanakajima (1550-60)... Kawanakajima
(1550-60) |
S34.9 |
T324 |
|
Amamiuchi-No-Sukune |
(third
century) brother of Takeshiuchi-no-sukune (third
century) brother of Takeshiuchi-no-sukune |
S74.35 |
|
|
Anju-Hime |
tragic
heroine of romance |
S20.1;
S95c.3a S23.1;
S36.37 |
|
|
Antoku Tennô |
boy-Emperor,
drowned at Dan-no-ura |
S46.22 |
T96 |
|
Arai Maru |
servant of
the witch Takiyasha (late tenth century). |
S74.28 |
T138 |
|
Arakawa Izu
No Kami |
Uesugi warrior
at Kawanakajima (1550-1560) (1550-60) |
S34.10 |
|
|
Araki
Mataemon |
swordsman in
the Igagoe revenge story; also known as Karaki Masaemon |
S36.6; S37.1 |
T29; T106;
T250; T290 |
|
Araki
Setsu-no kami Murashige |
lord of |
S62.4 |
|
|
Arikuni,
Musashi Saburozaemon |
Taira
warrior slain by Tomoe-gozen |
S1e.8 |
|
|
Ariô Maru |
servant of
Shunkwan (late twelfth century) |
S1c.13;
S15.9 |
|
|
Arlmasa,
Sada Mutsu no Kami |
retainer of
Nobunaga, and then of Shibata Katsuie (late sixteenth century) |
S62.29 |
|
|
Asahina
Saburô Yoshihide |
early
thirteenth-century warrior and strong man; also called Yoshihide |
S1a.12;
S1c.14; S22.3; S31.27; S32.1; S43.4; S45.34; S73.16; S89.1 |
T31; T102;
T119; T218; T281; T342 |
|
Asai
Nagamasa |
warrior,
1545-1573 |
S62.5 |
|
|
Asaka |
wife of
Yokoyama Tarô in the dramatized story of Oguri Hangwan |
S46.58 |
|
|
Asakura
Saemonnokami Yoshikage |
lord of
Echizen Province, 1533-1573 |
S62.6 |
|
|
Asatada,
Chûnagon |
one of the Hundred
Poets; son of Fujiwara no Sadakata |
S19.44 |
|
|
Atsumori,
Mukwan-no-Tayû Talra no |
young Taira
warrior slain at Ichi-no-tani |
S31.1;
S32.12; S46.73; S73.15; S88.6 |
T226; T228;
T229 |
|
Atsutada,
Gon-Chûnagon |
one of the
Hundred Poets, 906-943 |
S19.43 |
|
|
Ayame-no-Mae |
wife of
Yorimasa |
|
T107 |
|
Azuma,
Fujiya |
female
dramatic character (Iro no dekiaki) |
S46.80 |
|
|
Baba |
Takeda
warrior at Kawanakajima; also called Nobufusa, Baba Mino no Kami |
S81.1;
S88.13 |
|
|
Bachô |
Chinese
warrior in the Wars of the Three Kingdoms (early third century) |
S10.3 |
T306; T348 |
|
Banzui
Chôbei |
(seventeenth
century) leader of the otokodate of
|
S36.16;
S37.2; S40.1 |
T130 |
|
Benkei,
Musashi-bô |
warrior-monk
and henchman of Yoshitsune; known in childhood as Shôbutsu Maru and also as
Oniwaka Maru |
S1a.9;
S1b.1; S1f.3; S1f.10; S1f.20; S4a.13; S7.5; S8.4; S28.2; S31.2; S32.2; S43.3;
S45.58; S46.13; S46.86; S48,5; S49.1; S61.8; S65.9, S65.10; S65.12; S65.15;
S68 (all); S74.33; S84.5; S88.37; S89.9; S95d.2; S95e.2; |
T1; T16;
T47; T54; T68; T97; T117; T124; T126; T133; T134; T135; T147; T150; T164;
T171; T178; T179; T194; T230; T242; T267; T282; T319; T327; T338 |
|
Bingo Saburô |
d.1358;
loyalist; also called Takanori, Kojlma no |
S16.1;
S36.43 |
|
|
Binshiken
(Min-Tzu-Ch’ien) |
Chinese
Paragon of Filial Piety |
S13.3; S60.5 |
|
|
Bizenkô
Shudô |
Chinese hero
of the Suikoden |
S2.1; S3.5 |
|
|
Bodhidharma |
Buddhist
saint, often appearing as a popular toy |
S74.70 |
T235 |
|
Bokutenô Riô |
Chinese hero
of the Suikoden |
S2.2; S3.6 |
|
|
Botaichû
Kodaisô |
Chinese
heroine of the Suikoden |
S2.3; S3.12;
S47.1 |
|
|
Botsumemmoku
Shutei |
Chinese hero
of the Suikoden |
S2 (not in
Robinson); S3.7 |
|
|
Botsusharan
Bokkô |
Chinese hero
of the Suikoden |
S2.2; S3.8 |
|
|
Botsu-Usen
Chôsei |
Chinese hero
of the Suikoden |
S2.4; S3.1 |
|
|
Boyasha
Sonjirô |
Chinese
heroine of the Suikoden |
S2.5; S3.12 |
|
|
Bushô |
Chinese hero
of the Suikoden |
S2.6; S2a.1;
S3.8; S47.6; S88.48 |
|
|
Byôkwansaku
Yôyû |
Chinese hero
of the Suikoden |
S2.7; S3.8;
S47.2; S47.3 |
|
|
Byôtaichû
Setsuei |
Chinese hero
of the Suikoden |
S2.8 |
|
|
Byô-Utsushi
Sonryû |
Chinese hero
of the Suikoden |
S2.9;
S2a.13; S3.3 |
|
|
Cat-witch |
|
S5.7; S48.2 |
|
|
Chidori |
a
servant-girl in 'Sembonzakura' |
S43.1;
S45.45; S46.64 |
|
|
Chidori-No-Mae |
mistress of
Katô Shigeuji (Karukaya Dôshin) |
S46.51 |
|
|
Chikafusa,
Yamayoshi Gemba-no-Jô |
Takeda
warrior at Kawanakajima |
S63.10a;
S63.11 |
|
|
Chikahira,
Izumi Saburô (or Kojirô) |
d.1213;
warrior in the Wada rebellion |
S73.14 |
T75 |
|
Chikara |
young son of
Yuranosuke in the Chûshingura; also
known as Rikiya, Ôboshi and as Yoshikane, Ôboshi |
S46.82;
S54.2; S54.2a; S57.2; S58.4; S59.4; S72.1; S80.14; S86.9; S90.2 |
T248a |
|
Chikatada,
Tate Rokurô |
retainer of
Kiso Yoshinaka |
S94.2 |
|
|
Chikatsune,
Honda Jirô |
wrestler and
retainer of Yoritomo |
|
T74 |
|
Chikudô Maru |
young
companion of Kusunoki Masatsura |
S1c.7 |
|
|
Chimatsu |
young son of
Masaoka in ‘Koi sumo hana no |
S45.48 |
|
|
Chinkyû |
Chinese
warrior in the Wars of the Three Kingdoms (early third century) |
|
T301 |
|
Chinsanzan
Kôshin |
Chinese hero
of the Suikoden |
S2.10; S3.4 |
|
|
Chitasei
Goyô |
Chinese hero
of the Suikoden |
S2.11; S3.1 |
|
|
Chiyo, Kaga
no |
eighteenth-century
poetess |
S20.2;
S21.8; S29.1; S33.1; S46.3; S95c.3; S95e (not in Robinson) |
|
|
Chiyonô-Hime |
daughter of
Yûki Kageuji, who rebelled against Yoritomo |
S23.2 |
|
|
Chôhan,
Kumasaka |
twelfth-century
warrior-monk and robber chief |
S28.18;
S65.5; S84.1; S89.4 |
T5; T40;
T53; T224; T238 |
|
Chôhi |
Chinese hero
in the Wars of the Three Kingdoms (early third century) |
S10.7 |
T277; T291;
T294; T307; T348 |
|
Chôkanko
Chintatsu |
Chinese hero
of the Suikoden |
S2.12; S3.2 |
|
|
Chôki |
Chinese
warrior in the Wars of the Three Kingdoms (early third century) |
|
T310 |
|
Chôkichi |
youthful
character in ‘Megumi no Kagekiyo’ |
S46.79 |
|
|
Chôkô |
Chinese warrior
in the Wars of the Three Kingdoms (early third century) |
S10.4 |
|
|
Chôkô (Chang
Hsiao) |
Chinese
Paragon of Filial Piety |
S60.21 |
|
|
Chôrei
(Chang Li) |
Chinese
Paragon of Filial Piety |
S60.21 |
|
|
Chôryô
(Chang Liang) |
Chinese hero
of the Han dynasty |
S74.21 |
|
|
Chôsen, Lady |
character in
the Wars of the Three Kingdoms (early third century |
|
T302 |
|
Choshichisho,
Watanabe |
|
S95f (not in
Robinson) |
T7 |
|
Chô-Un (Chao
Yun) |
Chinese warrior
in the Wars of the Three Kingdoms (early third century) |
S10.4; S10
(not in Robinson) |
|
|
Chûjô-Hime |
daughter of
Udaijin Toyonari (eighth century) |
S23.3;
S29.2; S35.17; S45.59 |
|
|
Chûsenko
Teitokuson |
Chinese hero
of the Suikoden |
S2.13; S2a.2;
S3.7; S47.4 |
|
|
Chûtôda no
Tsubone |
lady of
Enya's household in ‘the Chûshingura' |
S56.5 |
|
|
Chûyû (Chung
Yu) |
Chinese
Paragon of Filial Piety |
S60.20 |
|
|
Daikoku |
one of the
Seven Gods of Good luck |
S43.1 |
|
|
Daitô
Kwanshô |
Chinese hero
of the Suikoden; also known as
Taitô Kwanshô |
S2.14; S3.1;
S47.23 |
|
|
Dakki (T'a
Ki) |
Chinese
manifestation of the Nine-tailed Fox |
S66.1 |
|
|
Dakoshô
Richû |
Chinese hero
of the Suikoden |
S2.15; S3.2 |
|
|
Danshichi
Kurobei |
a flamboyant
fishmonger in ‘Natsu matsuri’ |
S40.2;
S42.1; S45.26; S46.98; S74.5 |
|
|
Daruma |
Buddhist
saint, often appearing as a popular toy |
S74.70 |
T235 |
|
Dembei |
character in
‘Hanakawado’ |
S45.33 |
|
|
Demons (also
see ‘witches’ and ‘ghosts’) |
|
S1a.16;
S1a.18; S1b.5; S1c.1: S1c.15; S4a.16; S9.3; S12.1; S12.2; S12 (not in
Robinson); S19.60; S23.26; S24.4; S28.7; S42.4; S43.6; S47.12; S87.5; S87
(not in Robinson); S88.15; S93.5; S95e (not in
Robinson) |
T4 |
|
Doi Jirô |
retainer of
Yoritomo |
S73.9 |
|
|
Dôin-Hôshi |
one of the
Hundred Poets, originally Fujiwara no Atsuyori |
S19.82 |
|
|
Dokkakuryô
Sûjun |
Chinese hero
of the Suikoden also known as
Dokkakuryû Sûjun |
S2.16; S3.4 |
|
|
Dokkakuryû
Sûjun |
Chinese hero
of the Suikoden also known as
Dokkakuryô Sûjun |
S2.16; S3.4 |
|
|
Dokkwasei
Kôryô |
Chinese hero
of the Suikoden |
S2.73; S3.3 |
|
|
Dôkwan, Ôta |
1432-86;
originally Sukenaga; also known as Mochisuke |
S1a.1; S67.4 |
T308a |
|
Dôsei |
foster-father
of Tamamo-no-mae (twelfth century) |
S66.5 |
|
|
Earth Spider |
|
S1a.8;
S45.19; S87.3; S88.19 |
T1a; T4;
T46; T128; T357 |
|
Ebina
Gempachi |
wrestling
umpire before Yoritomo |
S95f.6 |
T353 |
|
Eda Genzô
Hirotsuna |
retainer of
Yoshitsune killed at Horikawa; also known as Hirotsuna |
S4a.18;
S74.40; S76.6; S92 (not in Robinson) |
T185 |
|
Egara Heita |
son of Wada
Yoshinaga; serpent-slayer; also known as Tanenaga, Egara (Wada) Heita |
S1c.10;
S1f.8; S84.6 |
T75 |
|
Endô Kiemon
Naotsugu |
vassal of
Asai Nagamasa, d. 1570 |
S62.50 |
|
|
Endô Musha |
twelfth-century
lover of the ill-fated Kesa-gozen; also known as Mongaku Shônin and as
Moritô, Endô Musha |
S1e.6;
S1e.13; S15.6; S24.2; S45.7; S46.44; S52.1; S93.4 |
T129; T253 |
|
Enshi (Yen
Tzu) |
Chinese Paragon
of Filial Piety |
S13 (not in
Robinson); S60.16; S79.6 |
|
|
Enya Hangwan |
former lord
of the Forty-Seven Rônin in the Chûshingura; also known as Takasada,
Enya Hangwan |
S54.39;
S55.3; S86.1; S86.3; S90.39 |
T248 |
|
Fuchibe Iga
no Kami |
murderer of
Prince Morinaga (Ôto-no-miya); also known as Yoshihiro, Fuchibe |
S1c.5;
S16.5; S24.14; S74.38 |
|
|
Fudô Myô-ô |
Buddhist
divinity, 'the immovable' |
S1a.1a; S89
(not in Robinson) |
T205a; T253 |
|
|
heroine of a
ghost-story |
S44.43 |
|
|
Fujinoe |
wife of
Fujiwara Tadahira and sister of Satô Tadanobu |
S4a.1;
S20.30 |
T167; T196 |
|
Fujitsuna,
Aoto |
a
thirteenth-century upright judge and later a dramatic character |
S45.54 |
|
|
Fujiya
Izaemon |
character in
‘Kuruwa bunsho’ |
S46.53 |
|
|
Fujlkage,
Nagao Tôtômi no Kami |
Uesugi
warrior at Kawanakajima |
S63.16 |
|
|
Fujlkawa
Mizuemon |
villainous
dramatic character in ‘Gojûsan tsugi’ |
S44.39 |
|
|
Fujiwara no
Atsuyori |
one of the
Hundred Poets also known as Dôin-Hôshi |
S19.82 |
|
|
Fujiwara no
Sanesada |
one of the
Hundred Poets; also known as Go-Tokudaiji-Sadaijin |
S19.81 |
|
|
Fujiwara
Tadahira |
Japanese
statesman who assumed the leadership of the Fujiwara family in 909 |
|
T196 |
|
|
hero of the melodrama
'Ise ondo' |
S36.7;
S45.38; S51.2 |
|
|
Fukurokuju |
one of the
Seven Gods of Good luck |
S43.1 |
|
|
|
follower,
successively, of Hideyoshi and Ieyasu (1561-1624) |
S62.9 |
|
|
Funada Nyûdô |
warrior-monk
and follower of Nitta Yoshisada |
|
T76 |
|
Fuse-Hime |
heroine of
Bakin's 'Hakkenden' |
S4c.3;
S36.17 |
T233 |
|
Fûten |
the Wind-God |
S11.2 |
|
|
Fuwa
Banzaemon |
villain in
several plays |
S37.3;
S45.20; S46.96 |
T287 |
“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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