Comparison of the Famous Horses of Brilliant Soldiers
(Buyei meiba
kurabe)
Publisher: Yamaguchi-ya Tôbei
1847-1848
The prints in this series are each about 14 by 10 inches (36 by 25 centimeters), a size known as ôban.
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Soldier:
Kumagaye Jirô Naozane holding the severed head of Atsumori Horse:
Unnamed Robinson:
S50.1 I am grateful to Ward
Pieters for locating this image. |
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Soldier:
Takeda Shingen seated in full armor holding prayer beads and a short staff Horse:
Dôyô (or Kanazakura) Robinson:
S50.2 |
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Soldier:
Sasaki Shirô Takatsuna seated on a rock in armor holding an open fan Horse:
Ikedzuki Robinson:
S50.3 |
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Soldier:
Kajiwara Genta Kagesue (梶原源太景季) Horse:
Surusumi (磨墨) Robinson:
Unlisted I am grateful to Tommy
Crouch for identifying this print |
“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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